Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KINDER MORGAN, INC.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. [EPB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1000		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Common Units 90,320,810
I
See footnote 1 (1)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
500 DALLAS STREET
SUITE 1000
HOUSTON, TX 77002		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Joseph Listengart for Kinder Morgan, Inc. 05/31/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In October 2011, El Paso Corporation ("El Paso") entered into a definitive agreement (the "Merger Agreement") with Kinder Morgan, Inc. ("KMI"), whereby KMI agreed to acquire El Paso. In March 2012, both El Paso's and KMI's stockholders approved the Merger Agreement and a series of transactions to effectuate the merger. As a result of the series of transactions to effectuate the merger on May 25, 2012, KMI, as the direct 100% owner of El Paso Holdco LLC, which is the direct 100% owner of El Paso LLC (formerly known as El Paso), which is the indirect 100% owner of both El Paso Pipeline LP Holdings, L.L.C. ("Holdings") and the general partner of the Issuer, indirectly beneficially owns the 90,320,810 common units held of record by Holdings as well as the 2% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights of the Issuer.

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