UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2007

                                  TENNECO INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




           Delaware                       1-12387                 76-0515284
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer of
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)            Incorporation
                                                             Identification No.)


        500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS               60045
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000



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ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
            APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
            CERTAIN OFFICERS

         On October 17, 2007, Tenneco Inc. announced that it has changed the
size of its Board of Directors to nine members and that Dennis J. Letham has
been elected to the company's Board of Directors by action of the Board of
Directors on that date. The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Letham to be a
member of the Audit Committee of the company's Board of Directors, effective
immediately. Consistent with past practice, Mr. Letham received a grant of 747
shares of restricted stock, representing a pro rata portion of the annual grant
of 3,500 shares of restricted stock granted to each of the other outside
directors in January 2007. Mr. Letham will also receive the pro rata portion of
the annual retainer fee paid to outside directors for 2007. Mr. Letham's
election is described in the company's press release, dated October 17, 2007,
which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.        Description
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99.1               Press release issued October 17, 2007




                                   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.


                                         TENNECO INC.


Date:  October 18, 2007                  By:  /s/ David A. Wardell
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                                              David A. Wardell
                                              Senior Vice President, General
                                              Counsel and Corporate Secretary