SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JENNINGS BRIAN J (Last) (First) (Middle) 3738 OAK LAWN AVENUE (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/07/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. [ ETP ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	Peggy J Harrison, Attorney-in-Fact	10/31/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          (ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO EXECUTE
                     SEC FORM 3, FORM 4 and FORM 5 FILINGS)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

        THAT the undersigned individual, as an Officer of Energy Transfer
Partners, L.L.C., the general partner of Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., the
General Partner of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, is required pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") to make certain reports to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the filing of reports on Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint Peggy J.
Harrison, as his true and lawful attorney, for him, and in his name, place and
stead, to sign on his behalf such Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 reports, giving and
granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the
premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as she might or could do,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that his attorney shall lawfully do or cause
to be done, by virtue hereof.

        The power of attorney granted herein shall expire on the earlier of the
date on which the undersigned individual ceases to be subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16 of the Act or until revoked.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed her name hereto this
31st day of October, 2007.

                                        /s/ Brian J. Jennings
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                                        BRIAN J. JENNINGS

STATE OF TEXAS   )
                 ) ss.
COUNTY OF DALLAS )

        Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and
State, on this 31st day of October, 2007, personally appeared Brian J. Jennings,
to me known to be the identical person who subscribed his name to the foregoing
Power of Attorney, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his
free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

        Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year last above
written.

                                        /s/ Jana E. Mauldin
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                                        Notary Public

My Commission Expires: 8/5/2009

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