UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
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FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended

JuneSeptember 30, 2010


Commission File No. 1-2921

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware44-0382470
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification No.)
  
  
5444 Westheimer Road77056-5306
Houston, Texas(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices) 


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 989-7000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   P     No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes ___ No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer          Accelerated filer ___   Non-accelerated filer  P    (Do not check if smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Yes          No   P  

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line, LP meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format.  Item 2 of Part I has been reduced and Item 3 of Part I and Items 2 and 3 of Part II have been omitted in accordance with Instruction H.


 
 

 

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
FORM 10-Q
JuneSeptember 30, 2010
Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:Page(s)
  
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 ITEM 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited): 
  
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION: 
  
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GLOSSARY

The abbreviations, acronyms and industry terminology used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are defined as follows:

Bcf                                                          Billion cubic feet
Bcf/d                                                      Billion cubic feet per day
CFO                                                       Chief Financial Officer
COO                                                      Chief Operating Officer
CrossCountry Citrus                          CrossCountry Citrus, LLC
EITR                                                      Effective income tax rate
EPA                                                       United States Environmental Protection Agency
Exchange Act                                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB                                                     Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC                                                      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GAAP                                                    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
HAPs                                                     Hazardous air pollutants
LNG                                                        Liquefied Natural Gas
LNG Holdings                                      Trunkline LNG Holdings, LLC
Panhandle                                             PEPL and its subsidiaries
PCBs                                                      Polychlorinate biphenyls
PEPL                                                      Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
Sea Robin                                              Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC
SEC                                                        Securities Exchange Commission
Southern Union                                   Southern Union Company and its subsidiaries
Southwest Gas Storage                      Pan Gas Storage, LLC (d.b.a. Southwest Gas)
SPCC                                                     Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
TBtu                                                      Trillion British thermal units
The Company                                       PEPL and its subsidiaries
Trunkline                                              Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
Trunkline LNG                                     Trunkline LNG Company, LLC





 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)






 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Operating revenue                        
Transportation and storage of natural gas $130,601  $137,178  $277,329  $294,295  $130,568  $140,929  $407,897  $435,224 
LNG terminalling revenue  54,192   33,411   91,778   66,488   53,783   33,668   145,561   100,156 
Other revenue  2,297   2,026   4,658   4,127   2,212   1,495   6,870   5,622 
Total operating revenue  187,090   172,615   373,765   364,910   186,563   176,092   560,328   541,002 
                                
Operating expenses                                
Operation, maintenance and general  54,762   53,310   108,646   124,556   56,704   54,093   165,350   178,649 
Operation, maintenance and general - affiliates (Note 4)  11,727   10,984   25,604   22,726   13,292   11,434   38,896   34,160 
Depreciation and amortization  30,896   28,483   60,073   56,346   31,191   28,338   91,264   84,684 
Taxes, other than on income  8,894   8,311   18,122   17,236   8,734   8,397   26,856   25,633 
Total operating expenses  106,279   101,088   212,445   220,864   109,921   102,262   322,366   323,126 
                                
                                
Operating income  80,811   71,527   161,320   144,046   76,642   73,830   237,962   217,876 
                                
Other income (expense)                                
Interest expense  (27,151)  (20,731)  (49,540)  (40,912)  (26,910)  (22,287)  (76,450)  (63,199)
Interest income - affiliates (Note 4)  2,142   2,393   4,155   4,685   2,294   2,225   6,449   6,910 
Other, net  99   181   143   343   63   227   206   570 
Total other income (expense)  (24,910)  (18,157)  (45,242)  (35,884)  (24,553)  (19,835)  (69,795)  (55,719)
                                
Earnings before income taxes  55,901   53,370   116,078   108,162   52,089   53,995   168,167   162,157 
                                
Income taxes  22,148   20,926   48,733   42,829   20,577   21,010   69,310   63,839 
                                
Net earnings $33,753  $32,444  $67,345  $65,333  $31,512  $32,985  $98,857  $98,318 
























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET


  September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Assets (In thousands) 
       
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $68  $55 
Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled, less allowances of        
$1,147 and $1,147, respectively  67,485   67,485 
Accounts receivable - related parties (Note 4)  4,172   6,083 
Natural gas imbalances - receivable  70,078   126,842 
System natural gas and operating supplies (Note 3)  97,697   214,706 
Deferred income taxes  13,841   20,707 
Other  9,594   8,343 
Total current assets  262,935   444,221 
         
Property, plant and equipment        
Plant in service  3,908,040   3,353,822 
Construction work-in-progress  63,895   495,588 
   3,971,935   3,849,410 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  591,090   493,873 
Net property, plant and equipment  3,380,845   3,355,537 
         
Note receivable - Southern Union (Note 4)  424,830   327,480 
Note receivable - CrossCountry Citrus (Note 4)  368,126   368,126 
Non-current system natural gas (Note 3)  7,272   8,831 
Other  17,877   20,202 
         
Total assets $4,461,885  $4,524,397 


  June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Assets (In thousands) 
       
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $66  $55 
Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled, less allowances of        
$1,147 and $1,147, respectively  66,714   67,485 
Accounts receivable - related parties (Note 4)  3,823   6,083 
Natural gas imbalances - receivable  91,493   126,842 
System natural gas and operating supplies (Note 3)  165,485   214,706 
Deferred income taxes  14,906   20,707 
Other  3,494   8,343 
Total current assets  345,981   444,221 
         
Property, plant and equipment        
Plant in service  3,859,455   3,353,822 
Construction work-in-progress  58,998   495,588 
   3,918,453   3,849,410 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  563,296   493,873 
Net property, plant and equipment  3,355,157   3,355,537 
         
Note receivable - Southern Union (Note 4)  397,330   327,480 
Note receivable - CrossCountry Citrus (Note 4)  368,126   368,126 
Non-current system natural gas (Note 3)  7,639   8,831 
Other  19,963   20,202 
         
Total assets $4,494,196  $4,524,397 















The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.




 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED)(UNAUDITED)



 
 

 June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009  September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Partners' Capital            
Partners' capital $1,560,381  $1,493,036  $1,591,893  $1,493,036 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (19,046)  (19,541)  (18,377)  (19,541)
Tax sharing note receivable - Southern Union  (4,204)  (5,218)  (3,696)  (5,218)
Total partners' capital  1,537,131   1,468,277   1,569,820   1,468,277 
                
Long-term debt (Note 7)  1,984,335   1,984,246   1,984,381   1,984,246 
Total capitalization  3,521,466   3,452,523   3,554,201   3,452,523 
                
Current liabilities                
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7)  -   40,500   -   40,500 
Accounts payable  13,469   8,228   10,553   8,228 
Accounts payable - related parties (Note 4)  41,846   24,881   25,065   24,881 
Natural gas imbalances - payable  233,159   321,638   140,142   321,638 
Accrued taxes  17,327   17,975   24,204   17,975 
Accrued interest  14,227   15,125   23,966   15,125 
Capital accruals  43,887   50,246   44,246   50,246 
Asset retirement obligations  30,277   45,971   28,548   45,971 
Other  63,770   75,068   73,118   75,068 
Total current liabilities  457,962   599,632   369,842   599,632 
                
Deferred income taxes, net  448,546   418,992   476,499   418,992 
Other  66,222   53,250   61,343   53,250 
                
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)                
                
Total partners' capital and liabilities $4,494,196  $4,524,397  $4,461,885  $4,524,397 








 











The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)(UNAUDITED)




 Six Months Ended June 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Cash flows provided by operating activities:            
Net earnings $67,345  $65,333  $98,857  $98,318 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization  60,073   56,346   91,264   84,684 
Deferred income taxes  35,001   30,389   63,559   99,489 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (9,331)  33,774   6,589   42,774 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities  153,088   185,842   260,269   325,265 
                
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:                
Net increase in note receivable - Southern Union  (69,850)  (201,200)  (97,350)  (173,250)
Net increase in income taxes payable - related parties  12,717   10,769 
Net decrease in income taxes payable - related parties  (17,456)  (44,781)
Decrease in note receivable - CrossCountry Citrus  -   24,265   -   24,265 
Additions to property, plant and equipment  (61,670)  (166,906)  (108,835)  (227,110)
Other  5,376   (2,748)  3,874   (619)
Net cash flows used in investing activities  (113,427)  (335,820)  (219,767)  (421,495)
                
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:                
Increase in book overdraft  850   1,099   11   8,066 
Issuance of long-term debt  -   150,000   -   150,000 
Issuance costs of debt  -   (1,107)  -   (1,191)
Repayment of debt  (40,500)  -   (40,500)  (60,623)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities  (39,650)  149,992   (40,489)  96,252 
                
Change in cash and cash equivalents  11   14   13   22 
                
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  55   28   55   28 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $66  $42  $68  $50 






















The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


 



 
 Partners' Capital  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  Tax Sharing Note Receivable-Southern Union  Total    Partners' Capital    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
 
 Tax Sharing Note Receivable-Southern Union  Total 
 (In thousands)   (In thousands) 
                         
Balance December 31, 2009 $1,493,036  $(19,541) $(5,218) $1,468,277 Balance December 31, 2009  $1,493,036  $(19,541) $(5,218) $1,468,277 
                                 
Tax sharing receivable - Southern Union  -   -   1,014   1,014     -   -   1,522   1,522 
                                 
Comprehensive income:                                 
Net earnings  67,345   -   -   67,345  
 
   98,857   -   -   98,857 
Net change in other comprehensive loss (Note 6)  -   495   -   495  
 
   -   1,164   -   1,164 
Comprehensive income              67,840  
 
               100,021 
                                 
Balance June 30, 2010 $1,560,381  $(19,046) $(4,204) $1,537,131 
                
Balance September 30, 2010   $1,591,893  $(18,377) $(3,696) $1,569,820 











The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)


The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of PEPL, a Delaware limited partnership, and its subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  These statements do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with Panhandle’s financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009, which are included in Panhandle’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC.  The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and reflect adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations, the results of operations and cash flows for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s condensed financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

In 1999, the Company discontinued application of regulatory-based accounting policies for its units which had been applying such accounting policies, primarily due to the level of discounting from tariff rates and its inability to recover specific costs.  The accounting required by the regulatory-based authoritative guidance differs from the accounting required for businesses that do not apply its provisions.  Transactions that are generally recorded differently as a result of applying regulatory accounting requirements include, among others, recognition of regulatory assets, the capitalization of an equity component of invested funds on regulated capital projects and depreciation differences.

1.  Description of Business

Panhandle is primarily engaged in the interstate transportation and storage of natural gas and also provides LNG terminalling and regasification services.  The Company is subject to the rules and regulations of the FERC.  The Company’s entities include the following:

·  PEPL, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Union Company;
·  Trunkline, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PEPL;
·  Sea Robin, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PEPL;
·  LNG Holdings, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PEPL;
·  Trunkline LNG, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of LNG Holdings; and
·  Southwest Gas Storage, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PEPL.

The Company’s pipeline assets include approximately 10,000 miles of interstate pipelines that transport natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico, South Texas and the panhandle regions of Texas and Oklahoma to major U.S. markets in the Midwest and Great Lakes region.  The pipelines have a combined peak day delivery capacity of 5.5 Bcf/d and approximately 68.1 Bcf of owned underground storage capacity.  The Company also owns and operates an LNG import terminal located on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, and has 9.0 Bcf of above ground LNG storage capacity.

Southern Union Panhandle, LLC, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Union Company, serves as the general partner of PEPL and owns a one percent general partnership interest in PEPL.  Southern Union Company owns a ninety-nine percent limited partnership interest in PEPL.

2.  New Accounting Principles and Other Matters

Accounting Standards Recently Adopted.

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that changes how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated.  The determination is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance.  The guidance is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period, and for interim periods within that first period, after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.  This guidance did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to improve disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements.  This guidance requires new disclosures associated with the three tier fair value hierarchy for transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and for activity within Level 3.  It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements related to the level of disaggregation and disclosures about certain inputs and valuation techniques.  This guidance is effective for interim or annual financial periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures related to activity within Level 3, which is effective for interim or annual financial periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  This guidance did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted.

In July 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to improve disclosure requirements related to financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses.  This guidance requires a greater level of disaggregated information about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses and requires the disclosure of credit quality indicators, past due information, and modifications of financing receivables.  The enhanced disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  The enhanced disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidanc e on its consolidated financial statements.

Other Matters.

Asset Impairment. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset used in operations is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value.  The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset.

A long-lived asset is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.  The long-lived assets of Sea Robin were evaluated as of December 31, 2009 because indicators of potential impairment were evident primarily due to the impacts associated with Hurricane Ike and due to reductions in the estimated payout from the Company’s insurance carrier for reimbursable expenditures for the repair, retirement or replacement of the Company’s property, plant and equipment damaged by Hurricane Ike. The analysis as of December 31, 2009 indicated no recoverability issues were evident.

As there were no indicators of potential impairment during 2010, the impairment test was not performed as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010.  However, to the extent the Company’s capital expenditures resulting from Hurricane Ike damage are not recovered through insurance proceeds or through Sea Robin’s hurricane rate surcharge, its net investment in Sea Robin’s property and equipment would increase without necessarily generating additional revenues unless the incremental costs are recovered through future rate proceedings or additional throughput.  See Note 5 – Regulatory Matters for information related to the surcharge filing.  If the amount of the estimated Sea Robin insurance reimbursements are significantly reduced or Sea Robin experienc es other adverse developments incrementally impacting the Company’s related net investment or anticipated future cash flows that are not remedied through rate proceedings, the Company could potentially be required to record an impairment of its net investment in Sea Robin.

3.  System Natural Gas and Operating Supplies

System natural gas and operating supplies consist of natural gas held for operations and materials and supplies, both of which are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market, while natural gas owed back to customers is valued at market.  The natural gas held for operations that the Company does not expect to consume in its operations in the next twelve months is reflected in non-current assets.

The components of inventory at the dates indicated are as follows:


  June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
  (In thousands) 
Current      
Natural gas (1) $149,584  $198,712 
Materials and supplies  15,901   15,994 
Total current  165,485   214,706 
Non-Current        
Natural gas (1)  7,639   8,831 
  $173,124  $223,537 

(1)  Natural gas volumes held for operations at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were 30,828,000 MMBtu and 35,039,000 MMBtu, respectively.


 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



The components of inventory at the dates indicated are as follows:


  September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
  (In thousands) 
Current      
Natural gas (1) $81,066  $198,712 
Materials and supplies  16,631   15,994 
Total current  97,697   214,706 
Non-Current        
Natural gas (1)  7,272   8,831 
  $104,969  $223,537 

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(1)  Natural gas volumes held for operations at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were 20,705,000 MMBtu and 35,039,000 MMBtu, respectively.

4.  Related Party Transactions

The following table provides a summary of related party transactions for the periods presented.


  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,   September 30,  September 30, 
Related Party TransactionsRelated Party Transactions 2010  2009  2010  2009   2010  2009  2010  2009 
  (In thousands)   (In thousands) 
                          
Transportation and storage of natural gas (1)Transportation and storage of natural gas (1) $648  $777  $1,925  $1,901 Transportation and storage of natural gas (1) $656  $805  $2,581  $2,706 
Operation, maintenance and general - affiliates:Operation, maintenance and general - affiliates:                Operation, maintenance and general - affiliates:                
Management and royalty fees  4,661   4,316   9,344   9,112 
Other expenses  (2)  7,066   6,668   16,260   13,614 
Management and royalty fees   4,663   4,403   14,007   13,515 
Other expenses (2)   8,629   7,031   24,889   20,645 
Other income (3)Other income (3)  2,211   2,474   4,283   4,803 Other income (3)  2,344   2,276   6,627   7,079 
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(1)  Represents transportation and storage revenues with Missouri Gas Energy, a Southern Union division.
(2)  Primarily includes allocations of corporate charges from Southern Union, partially offset for expenses attributable to services provided by Panhandle on behalf of other affiliate companies.
(3)  Primarily includes interest income associated with the Southern Union and CrossCountry Citrus note receivables.

Pursuant to a demand note with Southern Union Company under a cash management program, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company had loaned excess cash, net of repayments, totaling $397.3$424.8 million to Southern Union since Southern Union acquired the Company.  The Company is credited with interest on the note at a one-month LIBOR rate.  Included in Interest income - affiliates in the accompanying unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations is interest income of $310,000$427,000 and $568,000$995,000 for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, respectively, and $446,000$383,000 and $735,000$1.1 million for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009, respectively, related to interest on the Note receivablerec eivableSouth ernSouthern Union.  Given the uncertainties regarding the timing of the Company’s cash flows, including financings, capital expenditures and operating cash flows, the Company has reported the Note receivable – Southern Union as a non-current asset.  The Company does have access to the funds via the demand note and does expect repayment to ultimately occur to primarily fund capital expenditures or debt retirements.

The interest rate under the Note receivable – CrossCountry Citrus is based on the variable interest rate under the term loan facility due in 2012 plus a credit spread over LIBOR of 112.5 basis points.  Included in Interest income – affiliates in the Consolidated Statement of Operations is interest income of $1.8$1.9 million and $3.6$5.5 million for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, respectively, with $2$1.8 million and $4$5.8 million for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009, respectively.

 
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



The following table provides a summary of the accounts receivable and payable related party balances at the dates indicated.


 June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009  September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
      
Accounts receivable - related parties (1) $3,823  $6,083  $4,172  $6,083 
                
Accounts payable - related parties:                
Southern Union - income taxes (2) $34,794  $22,077  $4,621  $22,077 
Southern Union - other (3)  6,874   2,615   20,257   2,615 
Other (4)  178   189   187   189 
 $41,846  $24,881  $25,065  $24,881 

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(1)  
Primarily related to interest income associated with the Note receivable – CrossCountry Citrus and services provided for Citrus.
(2)  Related to income taxes payable to Southern Union per the tax sharing agreement to provide for taxes to be remitted upon the filing of the tax return.
(3)  Primarily related to payroll funding provided by Southern Union.  The JuneSeptember 30, 2010 andamount includes insurance costs paid by Southern Union on behalf of the Company.  The December 31, 2009 amounts areamount is net of insurance proceeds of $16.1 million owed by Southern Union to the Company of $7.5 million and $16.1 million, respectively.Company.
(4)  Primarily related to various administrative and operating costs paid by other affiliate companies on behalf of the Company.

5. Regulatory Matters

On August 31, 2009, Sea Robin filed with FERC to implement a rate surcharge to recover Hurricane Ike-related costs not otherwise recovered from insurance proceeds or from other third parties, with initial accumulated net costs of approximately $38 million included in the filing.  On September 30, 2009, FERC approved the surcharge to be effective March 1, 2010, subject to refund and the outcome of hearings with FERC to explore issues set forth in certain customer protests, including the costs to be included and the applicability of the surcharge to discounted contracts.  On March 1,August 31, 2010, Sea Robin submitted its semiannual filing related to the surcharge which reflected updated costs incurred of $60approximately $46 million, net of insurance and surcharge recoveries, which were reflected in the updated surcharge rate effective AprilOct ober 1, 2010, subject to refun d.  A hearing was held in July 2010.refund.  The ultimate outcome of this matter is pending a FERC decision.



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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)


6.  Comprehensive Income
 
 
The table below provides an overview of comprehensive income for the periods presented.


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
                        
Net earnings $33,753  $32,444  $67,345  $65,333  $31,512  $32,985  $98,857  $98,318 
Change in fair value of interest rate hedges, net of tax of $(1,308),                
$827, $(3,614) and $412, respectively  (1,945)  1,231   (5,375)  613 
Change in fair value of interest rate hedges, net of tax of $(1,459),                
$(2,474), $(5,073) and $(2,062), respectively  (2,172)  (3,680)  (7,547)  (3,068)
Reclassification of unrealized loss on interest rate hedges into                                
earnings, net of tax of $2,187, $1,793, $4,373 and $3,234,                
earnings, net of tax of $2,121, $2,086, $6,494 and $5,320,                
respectively  3,255   2,669   6,510   4,816   3,160   3,106   9,670   7,922 
Reclassification of net actuarial loss and prior service credit                                
relating to other postretirement benefits into earnings, net of tax                                
of $(203), $(91), $(405) and $(182), respectively  (319)  (308)  (640)  (617)
of $(203), $(91), $(608) and $(273), respectively  (319)  (307)  (959)  (923)
Total other comprehensive income  991   3,592   495   4,812   669   (881)  1,164   3,931 
Total comprehensive income $34,744  $36,036  $67,840  $70,145  $32,181  $32,104  $100,021  $102,249 


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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

7.  Debt Obligations

The following table sets forth the debt obligations of the Company at the dates indicated:


Long-term Debt Obligations June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009  September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
 Carrying Value  Fair Value  Carrying Value  Fair Value  Carrying Value  Fair Value  Carrying Value  Fair Value 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
                        
6.05% Senior Notes due 2013 $250,000  $272,020  $250,000  $269,733  $250,000  $272,418  $250,000  $269,733 
6.20% Senior Notes due 2017  300,000   322,266   300,000   319,455   300,000   330,834   300,000   319,455 
8.125% Senior Notes due 2019  150,000   172,082   150,000   173,111   150,000   182,532   150,000   173,111 
8.25% Senior Notes due 2010  -   -   40,500   41,143   -   -   40,500   41,143 
7.00% Senior Notes due 2029  66,305   70,366   66,305   69,866   66,305   72,773   66,305   69,866 
7.00% Senior Notes due 2018  400,000   439,356   400,000   434,560   400,000   455,368   400,000   434,560 
Term Loans due 2012  815,391   784,058   815,391   758,108   815,391   795,988   815,391   758,108 
Net premiums on long-term debt  2,639   2,639   2,550   2,550   2,685   2,685   2,550   2,550 
Total debt outstanding  1,984,335  $2,062,787   2,024,746  $2,068,526   1,984,381  $2,112,598   2,024,746  $2,068,526 
Current portion of long-term debt  -       (40,500)      -       (40,500)    
Total long-term debt $1,984,335      $1,984,246      $1,984,381      $1,984,246     


The fair value of the Company’s term loans due 2012 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were determined using the market approach, which utilized reported recent loan transactions for parties of similar credit quality and remaining life, as there is no active secondary market for loans of that type and size. 

The fair value of the Company’s other long-term debt as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was also determined using the market approach, which utilized observable market data to corroborate the estimated credit spreads and prices for the Company’s non-bank long-term debt securities in the secondary market.  Those valuations were based in part upon the reported trades of the Company’s non-bank long-term debt securities where available and the actual trades of debt securities of similar credit quality and remaining life where no secondary market trades were reported for the Company’s non-bank long-term debt securities.

The Company repaid the $40.5 million 8.25% Senior Notes in April 2010 primarily using repayments from Southern Union of intercompany loans.
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

8. Postretirement Benefits

The net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s postretirement benefit plan for the periods presented includes the components noted in the table below.


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
                        
Service cost $575  $550  $1,150  $1,100  $575  $550  $1,725  $1,650 
Interest cost  872   785   1,744   1,570   872   785   2,616   2,355 
Expected return on plan assets  (838)  (600)  (1,675)  (1,200)  (837)  (600)  (2,512)  (1,800)
Prior service credit amortization  (522)  (522)  (1,044)  (1,044)  (522)  (522)  (1,566)  (1,566)
Actuarial loss amortization  -   125   -   250   -   125   -   375 
Net periodic benefit cost $87  $338  $175  $676  $88  $338  $263  $1,014 




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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



9.  Taxes on Income

The following table summarizes the Company’s income taxes for the periods presented.


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
                        
Income tax expense $22,148  $20,926  $48,733  $42,829  $20,577  $21,010  $69,310  $63,839 
Effective tax rate  40%  39%  42%  40%  40%  39%  41%  39%


In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 were signed into law.  The PPACA changed the tax treatment of federal Medicare Part D subsidies paid to sponsors of retiree health benefit plans.  As a result of this legislation, the Company’s tax deduction associated with retiree health benefit plans will be reduced by Medicare Part D subsidies received in tax years beginning after December 31, 2012. Accordingly, the Company recorded $2.9 million of additional tax expense in the first quarter of 2010, resulting in an increase to the EITR for the first quarter of 2010.

10. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The Company is exposed to certain risks in its ongoing business operations.  The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps and treasury rate locks are the principal derivative instruments used by the Company to manage interest rate risk associated with its long-term borrowings, although other interest rate derivative contracts may also be used from time to time.  The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Interest Rate Contracts

The Company enters into interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in interest payments on long-term debt attributable to movements in market interest rates, and enters into treasury rate locks to manage its exposure to changes in future interest payments attributable to changes in treasury rates prior to the issuance of new long-term debt instruments.

Interest Rate Swaps.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company had outstanding pay-fixed interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $455 million applicable to the LNG Holdings $455 million term loan issued in 2007. These interest rate swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the effective portion of changes in their fair value recorded in Accumulated other
comprehensive loss and reclassified into Interest expense in the same periods during which the related interest payments on long-term debt impact earnings.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, approximately $11.3$11.9 million of net after-tax losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to these interest rate swaps is expected to be amortized into Interest expense during the next twelve months.  Any ineffective portion of the cash flow hedge is reported in current-period earnings.

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Treasury Rate Locks.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company had no outstanding treasury rate locks.  However, certain of its treasury rate locks that settled in prior periods are associated with interest payments on outstanding long-term debt.  These treasury rate locks are accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the effective portion of their settled value recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into Interest expense in the same periods during which the related interest payments on long-term debt impact earnings.  As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, approximately $166,000$165,000 of net after-tax losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to these treasury rate locks will be amortized into Interest expense during the next twelve months.



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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



The following table summarizes the fair value amounts of the Company’s liability derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at the dates indicated.  There were no asset derivative instruments as of the dates indicated.


  Fair Value (1)   Fair Value 
Balance Sheet LocationBalance Sheet Location June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
  (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Cash Flow Hedges             
Interest rate contracts  Other current liabilities $18,441  $18,754 
      Other current liabilities
 $19,897  $18,754 
Other noncurrent liabilities
Other noncurrent liabilities
  12,529   13,975 
Other noncurrent liabilities
  9,489   13,975 
  $30,970  $32,729   $29,386  $32,729 

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(1)  
See Note 11– Fair Value Measurement for information related to the framework used by the Company to measure the fair value of its derivative instruments as of June 30, 2010.

The following table summarizes the location and amount of derivative instrument gains and losses for the periods presented.


  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30,   September 30,  September 30, 
  2010  2009  2010  2009   2010  2009  2010  2009 
Cash Flow Hedges (1)Cash Flow Hedges (1) (In thousands) Cash Flow Hedges (1) (In thousands) 
Interest rate contracts:Interest rate contracts:            Interest rate contracts:            
Change in fair value - increase/(decrease) in Accumulated other
Change in fair value - increase/(decrease) in Accumulated other
            
Change in fair value - increase/(decrease) in Accumulated other
            
comprehensive loss, excluding tax expense effect of $1,308, $(827),
            
$3,614 and $(412), respectively $3,253  $(2,058) $8,989  $(1,025)
Reclassification of unrealized loss from Accumulated other comprehensive
                
loss - increase of Interest expense, excluding tax expense effect of
                
$2,187, $1,793, $4,373 and $3,234, respectively  5,442   4,462   10,883   8,050 
comprehensive loss, excluding tax expense effect of $1,459, $2,474, $5,073 and $2,062, respectively  $3,631  $6,154  $12,620  $5,130 
Reclassification of unrealized loss from Accumulated other comprehensive loss - increase of Interest expense, excluding tax expense effect of $2,121, $2,086, $6,494 and $5,320, respectively
   5,281    5,192    16,164    13,242  
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(1)  
See Note 6 – Comprehensive Income for additional related information.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

11. Fair Value Measurement

At JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company had no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The following table sets forth the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the date indicated:


    Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2010     Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2010 
    Using Fair Value Hierarchy     Using Fair Value Hierarchy 
    Quoted Prices in        Quoted Prices in    
 Fair Value  Active Markets for  Significant Other  Fair Value  Active Markets for  Significant Other 
 as of  Identical Assets  Observable Inputs  as of  Identical Assets  Observable Inputs 
 June 30, 2010  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  September 30, 2010  (Level 1)  (Level 2) 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Liabilities:                  
Interest-rate derivatives $30,970  $-  $30,970  $29,386  $-  $29,386 
Total $30,970  $-  $30,970  $29,386  $-  $29,386 

The Company’s Level 2 interest-rate swap derivative instruments are valued using pricing models based on an income approach that discounts future cash flows to a present value amount. The significant pricing model inputs for the interest-rate swaps include published rates for U.S. Dollar LIBOR interest rate swaps. The pricing model also adjusts for nonperformance risk associated with the counterparty or Company, as applicable, through the use of credit risk adjusted discount rates based on published default rates. The Company did not have any Level 3 instruments measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

The approximate fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable is equal to book value, due to their short-term nature.
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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

12.  Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation. The Company is involved in legal, tax and regulatory proceedings before various courts, regulatory commissions and governmental agencies regarding matters arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial amounts.  Where appropriate, the Company has established reserves in order to provide for such matters.  The Company believes the final disposition of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Will Price, an individual, filed actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas for damages against a number of companies, including the Company, alleging mis-measurement of natural gas volumes and Btu content, resulting in lower royalties to mineral interest owners.  On September 19, 2009, the Court denied plaintiffs’ request for class certification.  Plaintiffs have filed a motion for reconsideration, which the Court denied on March 31, 2010.  The Company believes that its measurement practices conformed to the terms of its FERC natural gas tariffs, which were filed with and approved by FERC.  As a result, the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the Will Price lawsuit (including FERC-related affirmative defenses, such as the filed rate/tariff doctrine, the primary /exclusivepri mary/exclusive jurisdiction of FERC, and the defense that the Company complied with the terms of its tariffs) and will continue to vigorously defend the case.  The Company does not believe the outcome of the Will Price litigation will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

East End Project.The East End Project involved the installation of a total of approximately 31 miles of pipeline in and around Tuscola, Illinois, Montezuma, Indiana and Zionsville, Indiana.  Construction began in 2007 and was completed in the second quarter of 2008.  PEPL is seeking recovery of each contractor’s share of approximately $50 million of cost overruns from the construction contractor, an inspection contractor and the construction management contractor for improper welding, inspection and construction management of the East End Project.  Certain of the contractors have filed counterclaims against PEPL for alleged underpayments of approximately $18 million.  The matter is pending in state court in Harris County, Texas.  TrialThe trial date is currently set for September 2010.  the first quarter of 2011.  60;The Company does not believe the outcome of this case will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

Energy Resources Technology.   Energy Resources Technology (ERT) filed suit against Sea Robin on November 9, 2009 alleging breach of contract due to delays in repairs of damages to Sea Robin’s subsea pipeline suffered during Hurricane Ike. The parties have executed a settlement.  The settlement did not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Matters.  The Company’s operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding water quality, hazardous and solid waste management, air quality control and other environmental matters.  These laws and regulations require the Company to conduct its operations in a specified manner and to obtain and comply with a wide variety of environmental registrations, licenses, permits, inspections and other approvals.  Failure to comply with environmental requirements may expose the Company to significant fines, penalties and/or interruptions in operations.  The Company’s environmental policies and procedures are designed to achieve compliance with such laws and regulations.  0;These evolving laws and regulations and claims for damages to property, employees, other persons and the environment resulting from current or past operations may result in significant expenditures and liabilities in the future.  The Company engages in a process of updating and revising its procedures for the ongoing evaluation of its operations to identify potential environmental exposures and enhance compliance with regulatory requirements.

Environmental Remediation.  The Company is responsible for environmental remediation at certain sites on its natural gas transmission systems for contamination resulting from the past use of lubricants containing PCBs in compressed air systems; the past use of paints containing PCBs; and the prior use of wastewater collection facilities and other on-site disposal areas.  The Company has developed and implemented a program to remediate such contamination.  The primary remaining remediation activity on the Panhandle systems is associated with past use of paints containing PCBs or PCB impacts to equipment surfaces and to a building at one location. The PCB assessments are ongoing and the related estimated remediation costs are subject to further change.  The Company believes the total PCB remediation costs will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other remediation typically involves the management of contaminated soils and may involve remediation of groundwater.  Activities vary with site conditions and locations, the extent and nature of the contamination, remedial requirements, complexity and sharing of responsibility.  The ultimate liability and total costs associated with these sites will depend upon many factors.  If remediation activities involve statutory joint and several liability provisions, strict liability, or cost recovery or contribution actions, the Company could potentially be held responsible for contamination caused by other parties.  In some instances, the Company may share liability associated with contamination with other PRPs.  The Company may also benefit from contractual indemnities that cover some or all of the cleanup costs.  These sites are generally managed in the normal course of business or operations.  The Company believes the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

The Company’s environmental remediation activities are undertaken in cooperation with and under the oversight of appropriate regulatory agencies, enabling the Company under certain circumstances to take advantage of various voluntary cleanup programs in order to perform the remediation in the most effective and efficient manner.  The costs incurred by the Company while performing such remediation is included in the estimates associated with probable environmental response actions.

The table below reflects the amount of accrued liabilities recorded at the dates indicated to cover probable environmental response actions:


 June 30,  December 31,  September 30,  December 31, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
            
Current $3,782  $5,891  $4,060  $5,891 
Noncurrent  6,090   5,654   4,875   5,654 
Total environmental liabilities $9,872  $11,545  $8,935  $11,545 


Air Quality Control. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment set certain contingency measures as part of the agency’s ozone maintenance plan for the Kansas City area.  These measures must be revised to conform to the requirements of the EPA ozone standard discussed above.  As such, the costs associated with these activities cannot be estimated with any certainty at this time, but the Company believes such costs will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On December 18, 2009, PEPL received an information request from the EPA under Section 114(a) of the Federal Clean Air Act.  The information request sought certain documents and records pertaining to maintenance activities and capital projects associated with combustion emission sources located at eight compressor stations in Illinois and Indiana. The complete responses were provided in February 2010. 

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

In February 2009,August 2010, EPA proposedfinalized a rule that requires reductions in a number of pollutants, including formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, for certain engines regardless of size at Area Sources (sources that emit less than ten tons per year of any one Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) or twenty-five tons per year of all HAPs) and engines less than 500 horsepower at Major Sources (sources that emit ten tons per year or more of any one HAP or twenty-five tons per year of all HAPs).  The ruleCompliance is scheduled to be finalized in August 2010 with compliance required inby October 2013.  It is anticipated that the limits adopted in this rule will be used in a future EPA rule that is scheduled to be finalized in 2013, with compliance required in 2016.  This future rule is expected to require reductions in formaldehyde and carbon monoxidem onoxide emissions from engines greater than 500 horsepower at Major Sources.

Nitrogen oxides are the primary air pollutant from natural gas-fired engines.  Nitrogen oxide emissions may form ozone in the atmosphere.  EPA lowered the ozone standard to seventy-five parts per billion (ppb) in 2008 with compliance anticipated in 2013 to 2015.  In January 2010, EPA proposed lowering the standard to sixty to seventy ppb in lieu of the seventy-five ppb standard, with compliance required in 2014 or later.

In January 2010, EPA finalized a 100 ppb one-hour nitrogen dioxide standard. The rule requires the installation of new nitrogen dioxide monitors in urban communities and roadways by 2013.  This new network may result in additional nitrogen dioxide non-attainment areas.  In addition, ambient air quality modeling may be required to demonstrate compliance with the new standard.


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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



The Company is currently reviewing the potential impact of the August 2010 Area Source National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants rule and proposed rules regarding HAPs and ozone and the new nitrogen dioxide standard on its operations and the potential costs associated with the installation of emission control systems on its existing engines.  Costs associated with these activities cannot be estimated with any certainty at this time, but the Company believes such costs will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

SPCC Rules.  In October 2007, the EPA proposed amendments to the SPCC rules with the stated intention of providing greater clarity, tailoring requirements and streamlining requirements.  The most recent extension byOn October 7, 2010, EPA amended the EPA sets the SPCC rule compliance date asfor certain facilities from November 10, 2010 permitting owners and operators of facilities to prepare or amend and implement SPCC plans in accordance with previously enacted modifications to the regulations.November 10, 2011.  The Company is currently reviewing the impact of the modified regulations on its operations and may incur costs for tank integrity testing, alarms and other associated corrective actions as well as potential upgrades to containment structures.  Costs associated with such activities cannot be estimated with certainty at this time, but the Company believes such costs willwi ll not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other Commitments and Contingencies.

 
Controlled Group Pension Liabilities.  Southern Union Company (including certain of its divisions) sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans for employees.  Under applicable pension and tax laws, upon being acquired by Southern Union, the Company became a member of Southern Union Company’s “controlled group” with respect to those plans and, along with Southern Union Company and any other members of that group, is jointly and severally liable for any failure by Southern Union (along with any other persons that may be or become a sponsor of any such plan) to fund any of these pension plans or to pay any unfunded liabilities that these plans may have if they are ever terminated.  In addition, if any of the obli gations of any of these pension plans is not paid when due, a lien in favor of that plan or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation may be created against the assets of each member of Southern Union Company’s controlled group, including the Company and each of its subsidiaries.  Based on the latest actuarial information available as of December 31, 2009, the aggregate amount of the projected benefit obligations of these pension plans was approximately $177.2 million and the estimated fair value of all of the assets of these plans was approximately $115.9 million.

See Note 5 – Regulatory Matters for other potential contingent matters applicable to the Company.

 
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ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is provided as a supplement to the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to help provide an understanding of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations.  The following section includes an overview of the Company’s business as well as recent developments that management of the Company believes are important in understanding its results of operations and to anticipate future trends in those operations.  Subsequent sections include an analysis of the Company’s results of operations on a consolidated basis and information relating to the Company’s liquidity and capital resources and other matters.  The in formation required by this Item is presented in a reduced disclosure format pursuant to General Instruction H to Form 10-Q.

Overview

The Company’s business purpose is to provide interstate transportation and storage of natural gas in a safe, efficient and dependable manner.  The Company operates approximately 10,000 miles of interstate pipelines that transport up to 5.5 Bcf/d of natural gas.  Demand for natural gas transmission services on the Company’s pipeline system is seasonal, with the highest throughput and a higher portion of annual total operating revenues occurring in the traditional winter heating season, which occurs during the first and fourth calendar quarters.

The Company’s business is conducted through both short- and long-term contracts with customers.  Shorter-term contracts, both firm and interruptible, tend to have a greater impact on the volatility of revenues.  Short-term and long-term contracts are affected by changes in market conditions and competition with other pipelines, changing supply sources and volatility in natural gas prices and basis differentials.  Since the majority of the Company’s revenues are related to firm capacity reservation charges, which customers pay whether they utilize their contracted capacity or not, volumes transported do not have as significant an impact on revenues over the short-term.  However, longer-term demand for capacity may be affected by changes in the customers’ actual and anticipated utili zation of their contracted capacity and other factors.

The Company’s regulated transportation and storage businesses periodically file (or can be required to file) for changes in their rates, which are subject to approval by FERC.  Although a significant portion of the Company’s contracts are discounted or negotiated rate contracts, changes in rates and other tariff provisions resulting from these regulatory proceedings have the potential to impact negatively the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.















 
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Results of Operations


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Operating revenue                        
Transportation and storage of natural gas $130,601  $137,178  $277,329  $294,295  $130,568  $140,929  $407,897  $435,224 
LNG terminalling revenue  54,192   33,411   91,778   66,488   53,783   33,668   145,561   100,156 
Other revenue  2,297   2,026   4,658   4,127   2,212   1,495   6,870   5,622 
Total operating revenue  187,090   172,615   373,765   364,910   186,563   176,092   560,328   541,002 
                                
Operating expenses                                
Operation, maintenance and general  66,489   64,294   134,250   147,282   69,996   65,527   204,246   212,809 
Depreciation and amortization  30,896   28,483   60,073   56,346   31,191   28,338   91,264   84,684 
Taxes, other than on income  8,894   8,311   18,122   17,236   8,734   8,397   26,856   25,633 
Total operating expenses  106,279   101,088   212,445   220,864   109,921   102,262   322,366   323,126 
                                
                                
Operating income  80,811   71,527   161,320   144,046   76,642   73,830   237,962   217,876 
                                
Other income (expense)                                
Interest expense, net  (27,151)  (20,731)  (49,540)  (40,912)  (26,910)  (22,287)  (76,450)  (63,199)
Other, net  2,241   2,574   4,298   5,028   2,357   2,452   6,655   7,480 
Total other income (expense)  (24,910)  (18,157)  (45,242)  (35,884)  (24,553)  (19,835)  (69,795)  (55,719)
                                
Earnings before income taxes  55,901   53,370   116,078   108,162   52,089   53,995   168,167   162,157 
                                
Income taxes  22,148   20,926   48,733   42,829   20,577   21,010   69,310   63,839 
                                
Net earnings $33,753  $32,444  $67,345  $65,333  $31,512  $32,985  $98,857  $98,318 
                                
Operating information:                                
Panhandle natural gas volumes transported (TBtu)  333   376   701   803   326   331   1,027   1,134 

Three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 versus the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2009

Operating Revenue.  For the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, operating revenue increased $14.5$10.5 million versus the same time period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Higher LNG revenues of $20.8$20.1 million largely attributable to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010; and
·  Decreased transportation and storage revenue of $6.6$10.4 million primarily attributable to:
o  Lower transportation reservation revenues of $5.4$5.3 million in 2010 versus 2009 primarily due to lower average rates realized on short-term firm capacity on PEPL;PEPL, in addition to lower average rates realized on Trunkline; and
o  Lower interruptible parking revenues of $2.7$5.3 million primarily due to less favorable market conditions; and
o  Higher transportation commodity revenues of $1.3 million primarily due to higher volumes flowing on Sea Robinconditions resulting in 2010 versuslower rates in 2009, the 2009 volumes having been adversely impacted by Hurricane Ike.2010.

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 increased $5.2$7.7 million versus the same period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Higher operating, maintenance and general expenses of $2.2$4.5 million in 2010 versus 2009 primarily attributable to:
o  A $4 million increase in outside service costs related to field operations primarily attributable to the timing of ongoing in-line pipeline integrity testing costs;
o  A $1.3 million increase in electric power costs associated with the LNG terminal operations primarily due to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010 and a higher number of LNG cargoes during 2010;
o  A $1.6 million increase in legal costs primarily due to ongoing litigation;
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o  Impact of a net reduction of $3.5 million in the 2010 period in the repair and abandonment cost provision for HurricanesHurricane Ike in the 2009 period;
o  A $1.1 million increase in administrative outside service costs primarily due to legal costs associated with ongoing litigation;
o  Higher allocated corporate services costs of $1.1 million primarily due to higher short- and Gustav resulting from favorable weather conditions experienced and increasedlong-term corporate incentive compensation;
o  A $900,000 increase in outside service costs for field operations primarily attributable to plant services  related to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project efficiencies;placed in service in March 2010; and
o  A $1Impact of a $2.8 million decreaseincrease in contract storageenvironmental reserves in 2009 primarily dueattributable to a contract termination in March 2010;estimated costs to remediate PCBs at the Company’s facilities; and
·  Increased depreciation and amortization expense of $2.4$2.9 million in 2010 versus 2009 due to a $575.4$582.4 million increase in property, plant and equipment placed in service after JuneSeptember 30, 2009.  Depreciation and amortization expense is expected to continue to increase primarily due to significant capital additions, including capitalized costs associated with the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010.

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Other Expense, Net.  Other expense, net for the three-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 increased $6.8$4.7 million versus the same period in 2009 primarily as a result of higher interest expense of $6.4$4.6 million primarily attributable to the $150 million 8.125% Senior Notes issued in June 2009 and lower capitalized interest due to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010, partially offset by lower net debt premium amortization and lower interest expense resulting from the repayment of the $40.5 million 8.25% Senior Notes in April 2010.

Income Taxes.  The Company’s EITR was 40 percent and 39 percent for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income taxes during the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, versus the same period in 2009, decreased $400,000 primarily due to lower pretax earnings.

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 versus the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009

Operating Revenue.  For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, operating revenue increased $19.3 million versus the same time period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Higher LNG revenues of $45.4 million largely attributable to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010; and
·  Decreased transportation and storage revenue of $27.3 million primarily attributable to:
o  Lower interruptible parking revenues of $21.4 million primarily due to less favorable market conditions resulting in lower rates in 2010;
o  Lower transportation reservation revenues of $9.9 million in 2010 versus 2009 primarily due to lower average rates realized on short-term firm capacity on PEPL, in addition to lower average rates realized on Trunkline; and
o  Higher transportation commodity revenues of $3.2 million primarily due to higher volumes flowing on Sea Robin in 2010 versus in 2009, the 2009 volumes having been adversely impacted by Hurricane Ike.

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 decreased $800,000 versus the same period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Lower operating, maintenance and general expenses of $8.6 million in 2010 versus 2009 primarily attributable to:
o  Impact of a provision for repair and abandonment costs of $12.3 million recorded in 2009 for damages to offshore assets resulting from Hurricane Ike and a reduction in 2010 in the repair and abandonment provision for previous hurricane damages of $3.6 million primarily due to project scope reductions resulting from favorable weather conditions experienced and realized project efficiencies;
oImpact of a $3.8 million increase in environmental reserves in 2009 primarily attributable to estimated costs to remediate PCBs at the Company’s facilities
o  A $5.5 million increase in outside service costs for field operations primarily attributable to plant services  related to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010 and higher in-line inspection costs;
o  Higher allocated corporate services costs of $3.6 million primarily due to higher short- and long-term corporate incentive compensation; and
o  A $2.6 million increase in legal costs primarily due to ongoing litigation; and
·  Increased depreciation and amortization expense of $6.6 million in 2010 versus 2009 due to a $582.4 million increase in property, plant and equipment placed in service after September 30, 2009.  Depreciation and amortization expense is expected to continue to increase primarily due to significant capital additions, including capitalized costs associated with the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010.


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Other Expense, Net.  Other expense, net for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 increased $14.1 million versus the same period in 2009 primarily as a result of higher interest expense of $13.3 million primarily attributable to lower capitalized interest due to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010 and the $150 million 8.125% Senior Notes issued in June 2009, partially offset by lower interest expense resulting from the repayment of the $60.6 million 6.50% Senior Notes in July 2009 and the repayment of the $40.5 million 8.25% Senior Notes in April 2010.

Income Taxes.  The Company’s EITR was 4041 percent and 39 percent for the three-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income taxes during the three-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010, versus the same period in 2009, increased $1.2 million primarily due to higher pretax earnings.

Six-month period ended June 30, 2010 versus the six-month period ended June 30, 2009

Operating Revenue.  For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, operating revenue increased $8.9 million versus the same time period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Higher LNG revenues of $25.3 million largely attributable to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010; and
·  Decreased transportation and storage revenue of $17 million primarily attributable to:
o  Lower interruptible parking revenues of $16.1 million due to less favorable market conditions;
o  Lower transportation reservation revenues of $4.7 million primarily due to lower average rates realized on short-term firm capacity on PEPL, in addition to lower average rates realized on Trunkline; and
o  Higher transportation commodity revenues of $3.1 million primarily due to higher volumes flowing on Sea Robin in 2010 versus in 2009, the 2009 volumes having been adversely impacted by Hurricane Ike.

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 decreased $8.4 million versus the same period in 2009 mainly as the result of:
·  Lower operating, maintenance and general expenses of $13 million in 2010 versus 2009 primarily attributable to:
o  Impact of a provision for repair and abandonment costs of $16.1 million recorded in 2009 for damages to offshore assets resulting from Hurricane Ike and a reduction in 2010 in the repair and abandonment provision for previous hurricane damages of $3.5 million primarily due to favorable weather conditions experienced and increased project efficiencies;
o  A $2.7 million decrease in fuel tracker costs primarily due to a net under-recovery in 2009 versus a net over-recovery in 2010; and
o  A $4.6 million increase in outside service costs for field operations primarily attributable to offshore operations and the timing of ongoing in-line pipeline integrity testing costs;
o  A $2.5 million increase in administrative outside service costs primarily due to legal costs associated with ongoing litigation; and
o  Higher allocated corporate services costs of $2.5 million primarily due to higher short- and long-term incentive compensation; and
·  Increased depreciation and amortization expense of $3.7 million in 2010 versus 2009 due to a $575.4 million increase in property, plant and equipment placed in service after June 30, 2009.  Depreciation and amortization expense is expected to continue to increase primarily due to significant capital additions, including capitalized costs associated with the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010.

Other Expense, Net.  Other expense, net for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 increased $9.4 million versus the same period in 2009 primarily as a result of higher interest expense of $8.6 million primarily attributable to the $150 million 8.125% Senior Notes issued in June 2009 and lower capitalized interest due to the LNG terminal infrastructure enhancement construction project placed in service in March 2010, partially offset by lower interest expense resulting from the repayment of the $60.6 million 6.50% Senior Notes in July 2009 and the repayment of the $40.5 million 8.25% Senior Notes in April 2010.

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Income Taxes.  The Company’s EITR was 42 percent and 40 percent for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income taxes during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, versus the same period in 2009, increased $5.9$5.5 million primarily due to higher pretax earnings and the impact of $2.9 million of higher income tax expense resulting from the elimination of the Medicare Part D tax subsidy in the PPACA legislation signed into law in March 2010.

OTHER MATTERS

Contingencies

See Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited), Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited), Note 2 – New Accounting Principles and Other Matters, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash generated from internal operations constitutes the Company’s primary source of liquidity.  The $112$106.9 million working capital deficit at JuneSeptember 30, 2010 is expected to be funded by cash flows from operations and from repayments from Southern Union of intercompany loans.  Based on the Company’s current level of operations, management believes that cash flow from operations, available existing cash, and other sources, including liquid working capital and new borrowings, will be adequate to meet liquidity needs for the next several years, although no assurances can be given as to the sufficiency of cash flows or the ability to refinance existing obligations.

Potential Sea Robin Impairment.  Sea Robin, comprised primarily of offshore facilities, suffered damage from Hurricane Ike related to several platforms and gathering pipelines from Hurricane Ike.pipelines.  See Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited), Note 2 – New Accounting Principles and Other Matters – Asset Impairment for information related to the Company’s analysis of the Sea Robin assets for potential impairment as of December 31, 2009.  The Company currently estimates that approximately $135$130 million of the approximately $185$170 million total estimated capital replacement and retirement expenditures to replace property and equipm ent damaged by Hurricane Ike are related to Sea Robin.  This estimate is subject to further revision as certain work, primarily retirements, is ongoing. The Company anticipates partial reimbursement from its property insurance carrier for its damages in excess of its $10 million deductible, except for certain expenditures not reimbursable under the insurance policy terms.  Additionally, Sea Robin has implemented a rate surcharge approved by FERC in September 2009, subject to refund, to recover Hurricane Ike-related costs not otherwise recovered from insurance proceeds or from other third parties.  To the extent the Company’s capital expenditures are not recovered through insurance proceeds or through its hurricane rate surcharge, its net investment in Sea Robin’s property and equipment would increase without necessarily generating additional revenues unless the incremental costs are recovered through future rate proceedings or additional throughput.  See Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited), Note 5 – Regulatory Matters for information related to the surcharge filing.  If the amount of the estimated Sea Robin insurance reimbursements are significantly reduced or itSea Robin experiences other adverse developments incrementally impacting the Company’s related net investment or anticipated future cash flows that are not remedied through rate proceedings, the Company could potentially be required to record an impairment of its net investment in Sea Robin.

Retirement of Debt Obligations. The Company repaid its $40.5 million 8.25% Senior Notes that matured in April 2010 using repayments from Southern Union of intercompany loans.

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Credit Ratings. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2010, the Company’s debt was rated Baa3 by Moody's Investor Services, Inc., BBB- by Standard & Poor's and BBB- by Fitch Ratings.  If the Company’s credit ratings are downgraded below investment grade or if there are times when it is placed on "credit watch," both borrowing costs and the costs of maintaining certain contractual relationships could increase.  The Company’s credit rating can be impacted by the credit rating and activities of its parent company, Southern Union Company.  Thus, adverse impacts to Southern Union and its activities, which may include activities unrelated to the Company may have adverse impacts on the Company’s credit rating and financing an d operating costs.could be negatively impacted as follows:

·  Borrowing costs associated with debt obligations could increase annually up to approximately $4.4 million; and
 
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·  FERC may be unwilling to allow the Company to pass along increased debt service costs to natural gas customers.
 
Inflation

The Company believes that inflation has caused, and may continue to cause, increases in certain operating expenses, capital replacement and construction costs. The Company continually reviews the adequacy of its rates in relation to such increasing cost of providing services, the inherent regulatory lag in adjusting its tariff rates and the rates it is actually able to charge in its markets.

Trunkline LNG Cost and Revenue Study
 
On July 1, 2009, Trunkline LNG filed a Cost and Revenue Study with respect to the Trunkline LNG facility expansions completed in 2006, in compliance with FERC orders.  BG LNG Services (BGLS) filed a motion to intervene and protest on July 14, 2009.  By order dated July 26, 2010, FERC determined that since (i) Trunkline LNG has fixed negotiated rates with BGLS through 2015, which would be unaffected by any rate change that might be determined through hearing at this time, and (ii) current costs and revenues are not necessarily representative of Trunkline LNG’s costs and revenues at the termination of the negotiated rate period in 2015, there was no reason to expend FERC’s and parties 217;parties’ resources on a Natural Gas Act section 5 proceeding at this time. & #160;The order is final and not subject to rehearing.

ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, has been omitted from this report pursuant to the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction H to Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company, including consolidated entities, in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s COO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Company performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its COO and CFO, and with the participati on of personnel from its Legal, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Financial Reporting Departments, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, Panhandle’s COO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of JuneSeptember 30, 2010.

Changes in Internal Controls

Management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 was included in Panhandle’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2010.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


 
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking InformationCAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The disclosureThis report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and analysis in this Form 10-Q contains some forward-lookingSection 21E of the Exchange Act.  Forward-looking statements that set forth anticipated resultsare based on management’s current plansbeliefs and assumptions.  From time to time, the Company also providesThese forward-looking statements, in other materials it releases to the public as well as oral forward-looking statements.  Such statements givewhich address the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  The Company has tried, wherever possible, to identifyexpected business and financial performance, among other matters, are identified by terms and phrases such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will”as:  anticipate, believe, intend, estimate, expect, continue, should, could, may, plan, project, predict, will, potential, forecast and similar expressions in connection with any dis cussion of future operatingexpressions.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may or financial performance.  In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance or results of current and anticipated services, expenses, interest rates, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results.

The Company cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although management believes that the Company has been prudent and reasonable in its plans and assumptions.  Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions.  If known or unknown risks or uncertainties should materialize, or if underlying assumptions should prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected.  Readers should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation publicly to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are advised, however, to consult any further disclos ures the Company makes on related subjects in its Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports to the SEC.  Also note that the Company provides the following cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions relevant to its businesses.  These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, management believes could cause the Company’s actual results to differbe materially different from expected and historical results.  The Company notes these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Readers should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, readers should not consider the following to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.

results predicted.&# 160; Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressedindicated in the Company’sany forward-looking statementsstatement include, but are not limited to, the following:to:

·  changes in demand for natural gas and related services by the Company’s customers, in the composition of the Company’s customer base and in the sources of natural gas available to the Company;
·  the effects of inflation and the timing and extent of changes in the prices and overall demand for and availability of natural gas as well as electricity, oil, coal and other bulk materials and chemicals;
·  adverse weather conditions, such as warmer or colder than normal weather in the Company’s service territories, as applicable, and the operational impact of natural disasters;
·  changes in laws or regulations, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators andand/or governmental bodies affecting or involving the Company, including deregulation initiatives and the impact of rate and tariff proceedings before FERC and various state regulatory commissions;
·  the speed and degree to which additional competition, including competition from alternative forms of energy, is introduced to the Company’s business and the resulting effect on revenues;
·  the impact and outcome of pending and future litigation;litigation and/or regulatory investigations, proceedings or inquiries;
·  the  Company’s ability to comply with or to successfully challenge successfully existing and/or or new environmental, safety and other laws and regulations;
·  unanticipated environmental liabilities;
·  the Company’suncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation;
·  the impact of potential impairment charges;
·  the ability to acquire new businesses and assets and integrate those operations into its existing operations, as well as its ability to expand its existing businesses and facilities;
·  the Company’stimely receipt of required approvals by applicable governmental entities for the construction and operation of the  pipelines and other projects;
·  the ability to complete expansion projects on time and on budget;
·  the ability to control costs successfully and achieve operating efficiencies, including the purchase and implementation of new technologies for achieving such efficiencies;
·  the impact of factors affecting operations such as maintenance or repairs, environmental incidents, natural gas pipeline system constraints and relations with labor unions representing bargaining-unit employees;
·  the performance of contractual obligations by customers, service providers and contractors;
·  exposure to customer concentrationconcentrations with a significant portion of revenues realized from a relatively small number of customers and any credit risks associated with the financial position of those customers;
·  changes in the ratings of the Company’s debt securitiessecurities;
·  the risk of a prolonged slow-down in growth or decline in the CompanyUnited States economy or anythe risk of its subsidiaries;delay in growth or decline in the United States economy, including liquidity risks in United States credit markets;
·  the impact of unsold pipeline capacity being greater than expected;
·  changes in interest rates and other general capital marketsmarket and economic conditions, and in the Company’s ability to continue to accessobtain additional financing on acceptable terms, whether in the capital markets;markets or otherwise;
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·  declines in the market prices of equity and debt securities and resulting funding requirements for other postretirement benefit plans;
·  acts of nature, sabotage, terrorism or other similar acts causingthat cause damage greater thanto the  facilities or those of the Company’s  insurance coverage limits;suppliers' or customers' facilities;
·  market risks beyond the Company’s control affecting its risk management activities including market liquidity, commodity price volatility and counterparty creditworthiness;
·  the availability/cost of insurance coverage and the ability to collect under existing insurance policies;
·  the risk that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting could emerge or that minor problems could become significant;
·  changes in accounting rules, regulations and pronouncements that impact the measurement of the results of operations, the timing of when such measurements are to be made and recorded and the disclosures surrounding these activities;
·  the effects of changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions, including changes with respect to income and other taxes, environmental compliance, climate change initiatives and authorized rates of recovery of costs (including pipeline relocation costs);
·  market risks affecting the Company’s pricing of its services provided and renewal of significant customer contracts; and
·  other risks and unforeseen events.events, including other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in filings with the SEC.

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These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of the Company’s forward-looking statements.  Other factors could also have material adverse effects on the Company’s future results.  These and other risks are described in greater detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its other reports filed with the SEC.  In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than the Company has described.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result o f new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company and certain of its affiliates are occasionally parties to lawsuits and administrative proceedings incidental to their businesses involving, for example, claims for personal injury and property damage, contractual matters, various tax matters, and rates and licensing.  The Company and its affiliates are also subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment.  Several of these companies have been named parties to various actions involving environmental issues.  Based on the Company’s current knowledge and subject to future legal and factual developments, the Company’s management believes that it is unlikely that these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  For additional information regarding various pending administrative and judicial proceedings involving regulatory, environmental and other legal matters, reference is made to Item 1, Financial Statements (Unaudited), Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies, as well as to Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part I. Financial Information.

ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors.

Except for the additional risk factor information described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010.  The following additional risk factor information should be read in conjunction with the related disclosure in PART I, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

The Company is subject to risks resulting from the recent moratorium on and the resulting increased costs of offshore deepwater drilling.

On May 6, 2010, theThe United States Department of Interior (DOI) implemented a six-month moratorium on offshore drilling in water deeper than 500 feet in response to the blowout and explosion on April 20, 2010 at the British Petroleum Plc deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.  The offshore drilling moratorium, which was subjectscheduled to various challenges filed in the U.S. District Court,expire on November 30, 2010, was implemented to permit the DOI to review the safety protocols and procedures used by offshore drilling companies, which review will enable the DOI to recommend enhanced safety and training needs for offshore drilling companies.  The moratorium was lifted by a ruling in the U.S. District Court on June 23,October 2010.  The DOI appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for th e 5th Circuit.  In July 2010, the DOI issued a separate revised six-month moratorium on new offshore drilling operations.  It is expected that this moratorium will also be subject to court challenges. Additionally, the United States Mineral Management Service has been fundamentally restructuredrestructure d by the DOI with the intent of providing enhanced oversight of onshore and offshore drilling operations for regulatory compliance enforcement, energy development and revenue collection.   Although it is not possible at this time to predict whether or whenCertain enhanced regulatory mandates have been enacted with additional regulatory mandates expected.  The new drilling or production operating regulationsregulatory requirements will be implemented, any additional regulation would likely increase the cost of both offshore and onshore drilling and production operations.  The increased regulation and cost of drilling operations could result in decreased drilling activity in the areas serviced by the Company.  Furthermo re, ifFurthermore, the drillingimposed moratorium remains intact, the impact of the moratorium coulddid result in some offshore drilling companies relocating their offshore drilling operations for currently indeterminable periods of time to regions outside of the United States.   Such mattersBusiness decisions to not drill in the areas serviced by the Company resulting from the increased regulations and costs could result in a reduction in the future development and production of natural gas reservesreserve s in the vicinity of the Company’s facilities, which could adversely affect  the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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ITEM 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds, has been omitted from this report pursuant to the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction H to Form 10-Q.


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ITEM 3.3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Item 3, Defaults Upon Senior Securities, has been omitted from this report pursuant to the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction H to Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4.  Reserved.

N/A

ITEM 5.5.  Other Information.

N/A

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ITEM 6.6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
  
3(a)Certificate of Formation of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP.  (Filed as Exhibit 3.A to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
3(b)Limited Partnership Agreement of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, dated as of June 29, 2004, between Southern Union Company and Southern Union Panhandle LLC.  (Filed as Exhibit 3.B to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(a)Indenture dated as of March 29, 1999, among CMS Panhandle Holding Company, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company and NBD Bank (the predecessor to Bank One Trust Company, National Association, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 29, 1999, among CMS Panhandle Holding Company, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company and NBD Bank (the predecessor to Bank One Trust Company, National Association, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee, including a form of Guarantee by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company of the obligations of CMS Panhandle Holding Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(c)Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2000, between Panhandle and Bank One Trust Company, National Association (succeeded to by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., which changed its name to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4(e) to the Form S-4 (File No. 333-39850) filed on June 22, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(d)Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2003, between Panhandle and Bank One Trust Company, National Association (succeeded to by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., which changed its name to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4(d) to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.)

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4(e)Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 12, 2004, between Panhandle and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (succeeded to by The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., which changed its name to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee.  (Filed as Exhibit 4.E to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(f)Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 26, 2007, between Panhandle and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (now known as The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Panhandle’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
4(g)
 
 
10(a)
Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 12, 2008, between Panhandle and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (now known as The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Panhandle’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
Form of Seventh Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of June 2, 2009, between Panhandle and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
Panhandle’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 28, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
  
10(b)Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Trunkline LNG Holdings, LLC, as borrower, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and CrossCountry Citrus, LLC, as guarantors, the financial institutions listed therein and Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of June 29, 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Panhandle’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
10(c)
 
 
 
       10(d)
Amendment Number 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Trunkline LNG Holdings, LLC as borrower, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and CrossCountry Citrus, LLC, as guarantors, the financial institutions listed therein and Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of June 13, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
Credit Agreement between Trunkline LNG Holdings, LLC, as borrower, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and Trunkline LNG Company, LLC, as guarantors, the financial institutions listed therein and Bayerische Hypo- Und Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of March 15, 2007.  (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Panhandle’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
10(e)Amended and Restated Promissory Note made by CrossCountry Citrus, LLC, as borrower, in favor of Trunkline LNG Holdings LLC, as holder, dated as of June 13, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 10(d) to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  
31.1Certificate by President and Chief Operating Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) or 15d – 14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
31.2Certificate by Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) or 15d – 14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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32.1Certificate by President and Chief Operating Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) or 15d – 14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
  
32.2Certificate by Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) or 15d – 14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.


 
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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




 PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
  
  
  
  
Date:  August 5,November 4, 2010
By: /s/   ROBERT O. BOND
 
Robert O. Bond
President and Chief Operating Officer
(authorized officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   GARY W. LEFELAR
Gary W. Lefelar
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)


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