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CUSIP
NO. 75885Y107
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13G
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PAGE
2 OF 8 PAGES
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
(A)
KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P.
- 95-4486379
(B)
RICHARD A.
KAYNE
- 124-34-0063
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
o
(b) o
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
IS
A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
(A)
2,329,068
(B)
2,329,068
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
(A)
2,329,068
(B)
2,329,068
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON*
(A) 2,329,068
(B)
2,329,068
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
(A) 11.92%
(B) 11.92%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
(A)
IA
(B)
IN
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Issuer:
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Regency
Energy Partners, LP
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(b)
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Address:
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1700
Pacific Avenue, Suite 2900
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Dallas,
TX 75201
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Filing
Persons:
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Kayne
Anderson
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Richard
A. Kayne
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(b)
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Addresses:
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1800
Avenue of the Stars,
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1800
Avenue of the Stars,
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Second Floor |
Second
Floor
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Los
Angeles, CA 90067
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Los
Angeles, CA 90067
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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Kayne
Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. is a California limited
partnership
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Richard
A. Kayne is a U.S. Citizen
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(d)
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Title
of Class
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of
Securities:
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Common
Units
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(e)
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Cusip
Number:
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75885Y107
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b),
check
whether the person filing is a:
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(e)
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Kayne
Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., is an investment adviser registered
under
section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
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Item 4. |
Ownership
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(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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Kayne
Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. Managed Accounts
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2,329,068
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Richard
A. Kayne
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2,329,068
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(b)
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Percent
of Class:
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11.92
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%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which such person has:
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(i)
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sole
power to vote or direct to vote
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0
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or direct the vote
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2,329,068
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(iii)
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sole
power to dispose or direct the disposition
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0
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(iv)
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shared
power to dispose or direct the disposition of
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2,329,068
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date
hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be the beneficial
owner of
more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following
o.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
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Not
applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group
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Not
applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification
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By
signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge
and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as
a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or
effect.
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September
27, 2006
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Date
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/S/
RICHARD A. KAYNE
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Richard
A. Kayne
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By:
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Kayne
Anderson Investment Management,
Inc.
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By:
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/S/
DAVID J. SHLADOVSKY
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David
J. Shladovsky, Secretary
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September
27, 2006
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Date
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/S/
RICHARD A. KAYNE
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Richard
A. Kayne
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By:
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Kayne
Anderson Investment Management, Inc.
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By:
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/S/
DAVID J. SHLADOVSKY
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David
J. Shladovsky, Secretary
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Box
9.
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The
reported units are owned by investment accounts (investment
limited
partnerships, a registered investment company and institutional
accounts)
managed, with discretion to purchase or sell securities,
by Kayne Anderson
Capital Advisors, L.P., as a registered investment
adviser.
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/S/
RICHARD A. KAYNE
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Richard
A. Kayne
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By:
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Kayne
Anderson Investment Management, Inc.
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By:
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/S/
DAVID J. SHLADOVSKY
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David
J. Shladovsky, Secretary
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