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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-2921

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	44-0382470
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75225

(Address of principle executive offices) (zip code)

(214) 981-0700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 x 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 x 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 or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨

Non-accelerated filer	ý (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

		Emerging growth company	¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, 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.

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FORM 10-Q

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

	Consolidated Balance Sheets	1

	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	3

	Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Capital	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6

ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	10

ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	11

ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	11

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	12

ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	12

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	12

SIGNATURE		13

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this report, excluding historical information, as well as some statements by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and its subsidiaries (“PEPL” or the “Company”) in periodic press releases and some oral statements of Panhandle officials during presentations about the Company, include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Statements using words such as “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “may,” “will” or similar expressions help identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and current expectations and projections about future events, no assurance can be given that such assumptions, expectations, or projections will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, projected, forecasted, estimated or expressed in forward-looking statements since many of the factors that determine these results are subject to uncertainties and risks that are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. For additional discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, see “Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017.

Definitions

The following is a list of certain acronyms and terms generally used in the energy industry and throughout this document:




ETE		Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

Exchange Act		Securities Exchange Act of 1934

FERC		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

GAAP		Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

PCBs		Polychlorinated biphenyls

PHMSA		Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Sea Robin		Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC

SEC		United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Southern Union		Southern Union Company

Southwest Gas		Pan Gas Storage LLC (d.b.a Southwest Gas)

TBtu		Trillion British thermal units

Trunkline		Trunkline Gas Company, LLC

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

(unaudited)



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3		$	4
Accounts receivable, net	46			46
Accounts receivable from related companies	13			17
Exchanges receivable	5			7
Inventories	144			179
Other current assets	2			4
Total current assets	213			257

Property, plant and equipment	3,233			3,242
Accumulated depreciation	(356		)	(355		)
	2,877			2,887

Other non-current assets, net	156			153
Notes receivable from related parties	281			251
Goodwill	285			285
Total assets	$	3,812		$	3,833

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

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

(unaudited)



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	305	$	307
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6		11
Accounts payable to related companies	61		66
Exchanges payable	129		165
Accrued interest	24		12
Customer advances and deposits	8		9
Other current liabilities	27		40
Total current liabilities	560		610

Long-term debt, less current maturities	830		834
Deferred income taxes	723		711
Other non-current liabilities	218		217
Commitments and contingencies

Partners’ capital:
Partners’ capital	1,476		1,456
Accumulated other comprehensive income	5		5
Total partners’ capital	1,481		1,461
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	3,812	$	3,833

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

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in millions)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
OPERATING REVENUES:
Transportation and storage of natural gas	$	123		$	136
Other	5			5
Total operating revenues	128			141
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of natural gas and other energy	1			1
Operating and maintenance	51			50
General and administrative	10			10
Depreciation and amortization	31			32
Total operating expenses	93			93
OPERATING INCOME	35			48
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense, net	(12		)	(13		)
Interest income — affiliates	4			7
Other, net	(1		)	1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE	26			43
Income tax expense	12			12
NET INCOME	$	14		$	31

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	14		$	31

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

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(Dollars in millions)

(unaudited)



	Partners’ Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	1,456	$	5	$	1,461
Unit-based compensation expense	1		—		1
Deemed contribution from partners	5		—		5
Net income	14		—		14
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	1,476	$	5	$	1,481

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

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	14		$	31
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	31			32
Deferred income taxes	12			1
Amortization of deferred financing fees	(6		)	(6		)
Other non-cash	2			2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	6			65
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	59			125
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(30		)	(2		)
Repayment of note receivable from related party	—			6
Notes receivable issued to related party	(30		)	(110		)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(60		)	(106		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1		)	19
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	4			3
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3		$	22

NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
Settlement of related party payable	$	5		$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	6		$	6

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

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PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular dollar amounts are in millions)

(unaudited)


1.	ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the transportation of natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico, south Texas and the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma to major United States markets in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions and the storage of natural gas and are subject to the rules and regulations of the FERC. The Company’s subsidiaries are Trunkline, Sea Robin and Southwest Gas.

In April 2017, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) merged with a subsidiary of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., at which time ETP changed its name from “Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.” to “Energy Transfer, LP” and Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. changed its name to “Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.” References to “ETP” refer to the entity named Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. prior to the close of the merger, and Energy Transfer, LP subsequent to the close of the merger.

Energy Transfer, LP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Southern Union Panhandle LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ETP, owns a 1% general partnership interest in PEPL and ETP indirectly owns a 99% limited partnership interest in PEPL.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited financial information included in this Form 10-Q has been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. In the opinion of the Company’s management, such financial information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for such interim periods in accordance with GAAP. All intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Use of Estimates

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which includes the use of estimates and assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Although these estimates are based on management’s available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could be different from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue based on the core principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09, which is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the cumulative catchup transition method). The Company expects to adopt ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2018 and will apply the cumulative catchup transition method. The Company is in the process of evaluating revenue contracts by fee type to determine the potential impact of adopting the new standards. At this point the Company has determined that the timing and/or amount of revenues recognized on certain contracts may be impacted by the adoption of the new standard; however, the Company is still in the process of quantifying these impacts and cannot say whether or not they would be material to the financial statements. In addition, the Company is in the process of implementing appropriate changes to business processes, systems and controls to support recognition and disclosure under the new standard. The Company continues to monitor additional authoritative or

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interpretive guidance related to the new standard as it becomes available, as well as comparing to conclusions on specific interpretative issues to other industry peers, to the extent that such information is available.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which establishes the principles that lessees and lessors shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new standard will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 “Intangibles-Goodwill and other (Topic 350): Simplifying the test for goodwill impairment”. The amendments in this update remove the second step of the two-step test currently required by Topic 350. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. This ASU is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We expect that our adoption of this standard will change our approach for testing goodwill for impairment; however, this standard requires prospective application and therefore will only impact periods subsequent to adoption.


2.	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Accounts receivable from related companies reflected on the consolidated balance sheets primarily related to services provided to ETE, ETP and other affiliates. Accounts payable to related companies reflected on the consolidated balance sheets related to various services provided by ETP and other affiliates.

The following table provides a summary of the related party activity included in the consolidated statements of operations:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Operating revenues	$	4	$	5
Operating and maintenance	2		4
General and administrative	6		7
Interest income — affiliates	4		7

The Company settled related party payables with a subsidiary of ETP through a non-cash contribution during the three months ended March 31, 2017 for $5 million.


3.	FAIR VALUE MEASURES

The Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities. Based on the estimated borrowing rates currently available to the Company and its subsidiaries for loans with similar terms and average maturities, the aggregate fair value of the Company’s consolidated debt obligations was $1.14 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The fair value of the Company’s consolidated debt obligations is a Level 2 valuation based on the observable inputs used for similar liabilities. The Company did not have any Level 3 instruments measured at fair value at March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016, and there were no transfers between hierarchy levels.

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4.	REGULATORY MATTERS, COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES

Contingent Residual Support Agreement with ETP

The Company provides contingent, residual support to Citrus ETP Finance LLC (on a non-recourse basis to the Company) with respect to Citrus ETP Finance LLC’s obligations to ETP to support the payment of $2 billion in principal amount of senior notes issued by ETP on January 17, 2012.

FERC Audit

In March 2016, the FERC commenced an audit of Trunkline for the period from January 1, 2013 to present to evaluate Trunkline’s compliance with the requirements of its FERC gas tariff, the accounting regulations of the Uniform System of Accounts as prescribed by the FERC, and the FERC’s annual reporting requirements. The audit is ongoing.

Environmental Matters

The Company’s operations are subject to federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations regarding water quality, hazardous and solid waste management, air quality control and other environmental matters. These laws, rules and regulations require the Company to conduct its operations in a specified manner and to obtain and comply with a wide variety of environmental regulations, licenses, permits, inspections and other approvals. Failure to comply with environmental laws, rules and regulations 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 applicable laws and regulations. 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.

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 implemented a program to remediate such contamination. The primary remaining remediation activity on the Company’s 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. 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 potentially responsible parties. 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.

Our pipeline operations are subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation under the PHMSA, pursuant to which the PHMSA has established requirements relating to the design, installation, testing, construction, operation, replacement and management of pipeline facilities. Moreover, the PHMSA, through the Office of Pipeline Safety, has promulgated a rule requiring pipeline operators to develop integrity management programs to comprehensively evaluate their pipelines, and take measures to protect pipeline segments located in what the rule refers to as “high consequence areas.” Activities under these integrity management programs involve the performance of internal pipeline inspections, pressure testing or other effective means to assess the integrity of these regulated pipeline segments, and the regulations require prompt action to address integrity issues raised by the assessment and analysis. Integrity testing and assessment of all of these assets will continue, and the potential exists that results of such testing and assessment could cause us to incur future capital and operating expenditures for repairs or upgrades deemed necessary to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of our pipelines; however, no estimate can be made at this time of the likely range of such expenditures.

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.

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The table below reflects the amount of accrued liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at the dates indicated to cover environmental remediation activities where management believes a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company is not able to estimate the possible loss or range of loss in excess of amounts accrued. The Company does not have any material environmental remediation matters assessed as reasonably possible.



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Current	$	—	$	—
Non-current	2		2
Total environmental liabilities	$	2	$	2

Liabilities for Litigation and Other Claims

The Company records accrued liabilities for litigation and other claim costs when management believes a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. When management believes there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss or an additional material loss may have been incurred, the Company discloses (i) an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss in excess of the amount accrued; or (ii) a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has litigation and other claim-related accrued liabilities of $21 million and $21 million, respectively. The Company does not have any material litigation or other claim contingency matters assessed as probable or reasonably possible that would require disclosure in the financial statements.

Other Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment (the transfer of property to the state) of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. The Company is currently being examined by a third party auditor on behalf of nine states for compliance with unclaimed property laws.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Tabular dollar amounts are in millions)

The information in Item 2 has been prepared pursuant to the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction H to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Item 2 includes only management’s narrative analysis of the results of operations and should be read in conjunction with (i) our historical consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; (ii) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017; and (iii) our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our 2016 Form 10-K.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
OPERATING REVENUES:
Transportation and storage of natural gas	$	123		$	136
Other	5			5
Total operating revenues	128			141
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of natural gas and other energy	1			1
Operating and maintenance	51			50
General and administrative	10			10
Depreciation and amortization	31			32
Total operating expenses	93			93
OPERATING INCOME	35			48
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense, net	(12		)	(13		)
Interest income — affiliates	4			7
Other, net	(1		)	1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE	26			43
Income tax expense	12			12
NET INCOME	$	14		$	31
Panhandle natural gas volumes transported (TBtu):
PEPL	160			164
Trunkline	129			133
Sea Robin	22			25

Operating Revenues. Operating revenues decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year on the Panhandle and Trunkline pipelines due to lower customer demand driven by weak spreads and mild weather and on the Sea Robin pipeline due to producer maintenance and production declines.

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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

We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us, including our consolidated entities, in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Under the supervision and with the participation of senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“Principal Executive Officer”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“Principal Financial Officer”) of our General Partner, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a–15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of our General Partner concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of our General Partner, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is a party to or has property subject to litigation and other proceedings, including matters arising under provisions relating to the protection of the environment, as described in Note 4 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Note 11 in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The Company is subject to federal and state requirements for the protection of the environment, including those for the discharge of hazardous materials and remediation of contaminated sites. As a result, the Company is a party to or has its property subject to various other lawsuits or proceedings involving environmental protection matters. For information regarding these matters, see Note 4 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Note 11 included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed below are filed or furnished, as indicated, as part of this report:



	Exhibit Number		Description
	31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.2**		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document
	101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
	101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
	101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Document
	101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
	101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURE

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
		(Registrant)


Date:	May 4, 2017	By:	/s/ A. Troy Sturrock
			A. Troy Sturrock
			Senior Vice President and Controller (duly authorized to sign on behalf of the registrant)

Exhibit

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kelcy L. Warren, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a.	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b.	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c.	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d.	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a.	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b.	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2017



/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas E. Long, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a.	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b.	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c.	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d.	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a.	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b.	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2017



/s/ Thomas E. Long
Thomas E. Long
Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kelcy L. Warren, Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2017



/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren
Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to and will be retained by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

Exhibit

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas E. Long, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2017



/s/ Thomas E. Long
Thomas E. Long
Chief Financial Officer