UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2013 (September 12, 2013)

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (913) 928-6060

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.         Other Events.

          On September 12, 2013, Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP's subsidiary, Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC, received the Pony Express Abandonment Order from The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).  The abandonment encompasses an approximately 430 mile section of natural gas pipeline from Guernsey, Wyoming to Lincoln County, Kansas, which is currently part of the Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission system.  The Abandonment Order contains certain customary conditions precedent and is subject to FERC procedural rules and regulations, including the right to rehearing.  The entire Abandonment Order may be reviewed on the FERC's website.

A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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