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) July 20, 2006


                         Commission File Number: 1-14222


                         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Delaware                                22-3410353
         (State or other jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)


                                240 Route 10 West
                           Whippany, New Jersey 07981
                                 (973) 887-5300
          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

On July 20, 2006, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued a
press release (the "Press Release") announcing its Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter
Distribution Declaration. A copy of the Press Release has been furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

In accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.1446-4(d), the Partnership hereby
notifies all nominees that they are responsible for withholding 35% of the
fiscal 2006 third quarter distribution from foreign investors (nonresident
aliens, foreign corporations, foreign trusts and foreign estates) as required
under Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.

     99.1    Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated
             July 20, 2006, announcing the Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter
             Distribution Declaration.






                                   SIGNATURES


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 hereunto duly authorized.



July 20, 2006                 SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
                              By: /s/ MICHAEL A. STIVALA
                              --------------------------
                              Name: Michael A. Stivala
                              Title: Controller and Chief Accounting Officer



















EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.         Exhibit

99.1                Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated
                    July 20, 2006, announcing the Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter
                    Distribution Declaration.

EX-99.1

                                                                    NEWS RELEASE
[SUBURBAN PROPANE LOGO OMITTED]                        Contact: Robert M. Plante
                                        Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
                                           P.O. Box 206, Whippany, NJ 07981-0206
                                                             Phone: 973-503-9252

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. DECLARES INCREASED QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION
            OF $0.6375 PER COMMON UNIT FOR FISCAL 2006 THIRD QUARTER


WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, JULY 20, 2006 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
(NYSE:SPH), a nationwide marketer of propane gas, fuel oil and related products
and services, today announced its Board of Supervisors declared a quarterly
distribution of $0.6375 per Common Unit for the three months ended June 24,
2006. This quarterly distribution includes the previously announced increase in
the quarterly distribution from $0.6125 per Common Unit to $0.6375 per Common
Unit. The distribution equates to $2.55 per Common Unit annualized and is
payable on August 8, 2006 to Common Unitholders of record as of August 1, 2006.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey,
Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928. The Partnership
serves the energy needs of approximately 1,000,000 residential, commercial,
industrial and agricultural customers through more than 370 locations in 30
states.