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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-18-000952
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180126

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001005210
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL [5900]
		IRS NUMBER:				223410353
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0929

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 206
		STREET 2:		240 ROUTE 10 WEST
		CITY:			WIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07981
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9738875300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE SUBURBAN PLZ
		STREET 2:		240 RTE 10 WEST
		CITY:			WHIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07981
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Securities and Exchange Commission</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">100 F Street, N.E.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;William H. Thompson, Accounting Branch Chief</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Re: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Dear Mr. Thompson:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This letter responds to the comment of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) contained in your letter to Michael A. Kuglin of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the &#8220;Partnership&#8221;), dated January 23, 2018, relating to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, which was filed on November 22, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Set forth below in bold are the comments in the Staff&#8217;s letter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Immediately following the Staff&#8217;s comments are the Partnership&#8217;s responses to the comments.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">References in the responses below in this letter to &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221; or similar phrases refer to the Partnership.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Financial Statements, page F-1</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-8</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11.5pt;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;">Reference is made to the discussion on page F-19 of maximum leverage ratios imposed by the Amended Credit Agreement on both you and the Operating Partnership. Please disclose the amount of Partners&#8217; Capital or net income restricted or free of restrictions as required by Rule 4-08 (e)(1) of Regulation S-X. Please also tell us: (a) the amount of restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries as of the most recent balance sheet date and how you computed the amount; (b) your consideration of providing the disclosures </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;">required by Rule 4-08(e)(3)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-X; and (c) your consideration of providing the condensed financial i</font><font style="font-weight:bold;">nformation prescribed by Rule 12-04 of Regulation S-X in accordance with Rule 5-04 of Regulation S-X</font><font style="font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-weight:bold;"> </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Partnership&#8217;s Response:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:13.99%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.85%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As described in Section 7.06 of the Partnership&#8217;s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 3, 2016 (as amended, the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;), the Partnership is only restricted by covenant in its ability to make Restricted Payments (as defined therein, which include distributions) if a default exists or would exist under the Credit Agreement upon making any such distribution.&nbsp;&nbsp;The potential restrictions are also described on page F-20 of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 (&#8220;2017 Form 10-K&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Partnership also disclosed on Page F-20 of its 2017 Form 10-K that it was in compliance with the various covenants included in its Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a result, the Partnership did not believe there were any restrictions on its Partners&#8217; Capital or net income nor on the net assets of its consolidated subsidiaries. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.85%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.85%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">There were no restricted assets under the terms of the Credit Agreement and therefore, the Partnership concluded that Rules 4-08(e), 5-04 and 12-04 of Regulation S-X were not applicable.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Partnership will continue to monitor its covenants and will include the required disclosures as applicable.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:11.5pt;">The consent refers to an audit report date of November 23, 2016 rather than November 22, 2017. Please confirm that the original manually signed consent correctly refers to the audit report dated November 22, 2017.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:13.99%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Partnership&#8217;s Response:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:13.99%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.85%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We confirm that the original manually signed consent correctly refers to the audit report dated November 22, 2017.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.85%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We appreciate the Staff&#8217;s feedback.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at (973) 887-5300.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">C. Bonn, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p>
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