ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.

8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600

Dallas, Texas 75225

(214) 981-0700

February 28, 2017

Via EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-4628

 

Attn:		Mara L. Ransom, Assistant Director
		Office of Consumer Products
Re:		Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-215969

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, on behalf of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (the “Partnership”), respectfully requests that the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 referred to above be accelerated so that it will become effective at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on March 2, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

The Partnership hereby acknowledges that:

 

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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

 

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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Partnership from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 

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the Partnership may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

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cc:	William N. Finnegan IV, Latham & Watkins LLP

Debbie P. Yee, Latham & Watkins LLP