May 9, 2005 Mr. Thomas F. Karam Chief Executive Officer Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP 5444 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas 77056-5306 RE: Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 File Date: March 16, 2005 File No. 001-02921 Dear Mr. Karam, We have completed our review of your Form 10-K and related filings and have no further comments at this time. Sincerely, George F. Ohsiek, Jr. Branch Chief