Form 8-K

 

 

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 22, 2010

 

 

ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   1-10934   39-1715850

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 821-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 22, 2010, Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced that it had received approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) of its restart plan for Line 6B of its Lakehead system. The approval from PHMSA outlines additional steps the Partnership must complete prior to PHMSA approving Line 6B’s return to service. The Partnership anticipates it will meet the restart plan’s requirements and be in a position to return its Line 6B to service the morning of Monday, September 27, 2010, subject to its receipt of PHMSA’s final approval.

The press release issued on September 22, 2010 announcing the Partnership’s receipt of PHMSA’s approval of the restart plan for Line 6B is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Reference is made to the “Index of Exhibits” following the signature page, which is hereby incorporated into this Item.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
  (Registrant)
  By: Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.
  as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner

Date: September 23, 2010

   By:   /s/ Stephen Neyland
     
  Stephen Neyland
  Controller
  (Duly Authorized Officer)

Index of Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., dated September 22, 2010 announcing the Partnership’s receipt of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s approval of the restart plan for Line 6B.