SC 13D/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)

The Penn Traffic Company
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)

707832200
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(CUSIP Number)

Wendy Schnipper Clayton, Esq.
DDJ Capital Management, LLC
141 Linden Street, Suite 4
Wellesley, MA  02482-7910
781-283-8500
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(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications)

January 4, 2002
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(Date of Event which Requires filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the
following box [   ].

(Continued on following pages)

(Page 1 of 11 Pages)




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	DDJ Capital Management, LLC
	04-3300754
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Massachusetts

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		4,460,104
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		4,460,104
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
4,460,104
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
22.24%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	B III Capital Partners, L.P.
	04-3341099
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		2,475,246
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		2,475,246
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
2,475,246
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
12.34%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	DDJ Capital III, LLC
	04-3317544
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		2,475,246
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		2,475,246
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
2,475,246
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
12.34%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	B III-A Capital Partners, L.P.
	04-3495504
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		324,780
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		324,780
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
324,780
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
1.62%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	GP III-A, LLC
	04-3493598
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		324,780
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		324,780
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
324,780
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
1.62%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 7 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	The October Fund, Limited Partnership
	04-3504882
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Massachusetts

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		33,125
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		33,125
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
33,125
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
0.17%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 8 OF 11 PAGES




1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	October G.P., LLC
	04-3504881
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
	SEE ITEM #5	(a) [ X ]
		(b) [    ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)	[     ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF	7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES		33,125
BENEFICIALLY	8	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING		33,125
PERSON WITH	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
33,125
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	[     ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
0.17%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 9 OF 11 PAGES

ITEM 1.	SECURITY AND ISSUER:

	This Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13d ("Amendment No. 9")
should be read in conjunction with the Schedule 13D dated May 27, 1999
("Schedule 13D"), Amendment No. 1 dated August 19, 1999, Amendment
No. 2 dated September 8, 1999, Amendment No. 3 dated December 9,
1999, Amendment No. 4 dated April 3, 2000, Amendment No. 5 dated
June 29, 2000, Amendment No. 6 dated November 16, 2000, Amendment
No. 7 dated March 20, 2001 and Amendment No. 8 dated October 15,
2001 (collectively, "Amendment Nos. 1-8") each as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by DDJ Capital Management, LLC,
a Massachusetts limited liability company, and certain affiliates.  This
Amendment No. 9 amends the Schedule 13D, Amendment Nos. 1 through
8 only with respect to those items listed below.  All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto on the
Schedule 13d, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3,
Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment
No. 7 or Amendment No. 8.

	This filing of Amendment No. 9 is not, and should be deemed to
be, an admission that the Schedule 13D or any Amendment thereto is
required to be filed.

	This statement relates to shares of the common stock, $.01 par
value (the "Shares") of The Penn Traffic Company (the "Company").  The
principal executive offices of the Company are located at 1200 State Fair
Boulevard, Syracuse, New York, 13221.




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 10 OF 11 PAGES

ITEM 6.	CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS,
UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER:

	Item 6 is amended by adding the following paragraphs.

	DDJ has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the
Company dated January 4, 2002.


ITEM 7.	MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS:

Exhibit 99	Confidentiality Agreement between DDJ and the Company
dated January 4, 2002.




SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200	PAGE 11 OF 11 PAGES


Signature:
========

	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


By:	/s/  Judy K. Mencher
	-----------------------------------------
	Authorized Person

EX-99

January 4, 2002
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
DDJ Capital Management, LLC,
as agent and on behalf of certain funds
and accounts
Attention:  	David J. Breazzano
Gentlemen:
In connection with your position as a significant
shareholder of The Penn Traffic Company (the "Company"), you have
requested information concerning the Company.  As a condition to your
being furnished such information, you agree to treat any information
concerning the Company (whether written or oral or whether prepared by
the Company, its advisors or otherwise) which is furnished to you by or on
behalf of the Company and all analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies or
other documents prepared by you or your officers, directors, employees,
agents, attorneys or representatives (collectively "Representatives") that
contain or are based upon such information (herein collectively referred to
as the "Information") in accordance with the provisions of this letter and
to take or abstain from taking certain other actions herein set forth.  The
term "Information" does not include information which (i) is already in
your possession, provided that such information is not known by you to be
subject to another confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of
secrecy to the Company or another party, or (ii) becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or your
Representatives in breach of this Agreement, or (iii) becomes available to
you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or
its advisors, provided that such source is not known by you to be bound by
a confidentiality agreement with other obligation of secrecy to the
Company or another party.
You hereby agree that the Information will be kept
confidential by you and your advisors; provided, however, that (i) any of
such information may be disclosed to your Representatives and your
advisors who need to know such information (it being understood that
such Representatives shall be informed by you of the confidential nature
of such information and shall be directed by you to treat such information
confidentially and you shall remain responsible for their violations of this
letter agreement), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made to
which the Company consents in writing, and (iii) any disclosure of such
information may be made by you in the event you are legally required to
do so, but only as described in the next succeeding paragraph.  In addition,
you may make the disclosure set forth on Annex "A" hereof on a Schedule
13D filed with the SEC and file this Agreement as an exhibit to such 13D.
In the event that you or any of your Representatives are
requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law, regulation or legal
process to disclose any of the Information, you will (subject to applicable
law) notify us promptly so that we may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy at the Company's sole cost and expense or, in our sole
discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this letter agreement.  In
the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, or that
the Company does not waive compliance with the terms of this letter
agreement, you will furnish only that portion of the Information which you
are advised by counsel is legally required and will exercise all reasonable
efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded the Information.
You hereby acknowledge that you are aware, and that you
will advise your Representatives who are informed as to the maters which
are the subject of this letter, that the United States securities laws
generally prohibit any person who has received from an issuer material,
non-public information concerning the matters which are the subject of
this letter from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from
communicating such information to any other person under circumstances
in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase
or sell such securities.
You hereby acknowledge that the Information is being
furnished to you in your position as a significant shareholder of the
Company and in consideration of your agreement that, for a period of one
(1) year from the date hereof, you will not propose to the Company or any
other person any transaction between you and the Company and/or its
security holders (other than holders of the Company's debt securities), or
involving any of its securities (other than debt securities) or security
holders (other than holders of the Company's debt securities), unless the
Company shall have requested in writing that you make such a proposal,
and that you will not acquire, or assist, advise or encourage any other
persons in acquiring, directly or indirectly, control of the Company or any
of the Company's securities (other than debt securities), businesses or
assets including by way of a contested proxy contest (it being understood
that, without limiting the foregoing, you shall not be permitted to act as a
joint bidder or co-bidder with any other person with respect to any such
transaction) unless, in each case, the Company or a majority in interest of
shareholders of the Company shall have consented in advance in writing
to such transaction.
Without the prior written consent of the Company, you will
not for a period of one (1) year from the date hereof, directly or indirectly,
solicit for employment or employ any salaried executive or senior
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as such
employment may be accomplished pursuant to the consummation of a
transaction with the Company as contemplated by this letter or pursuant to
a general solicitation of employment through advertisements or similar
means.
You understand that neither the Company nor any of its
representatives have made or make any representation or warranty as to
the accuracy or completeness of the Information.  You agree that neither
the Company nor its representatives or advisors shall have any liability
under this Agreement to you or any of your representatives or advisors
resulting from your use of the Information.
Upon the Company's written request, you shall promptly
redeliver to the Company or destroy (with a certificate delivered to the
Company certifying such destruction) all written Information, including,
without limitation, material provided in electronic form, any other material
containing or reflecting any information in the Evaluation Material
(whether prepared by the Company, its advisors or otherwise) and will not
retain any copies, extracts or other reproductions in whole or in part of
such material; provided, however, that all analyses, models, compilations
and/or studies containing or reflecting any Information prepared by you or
any of your Representatives in connection with your shareholdings may be
retained by you subject to the terms of this letter agreement for a period
not to exceed five (5) years from the date hereof and upon the expiration
of such period such information shall be destroyed, and such destruction
shall be certified in writing to the Company by an authorized officer
supervising such destruction.
The provisions of this letter shall terminate one (1) year
from the date hereof.
In the event of any breach of the provisions of this letter
agreement, money damages may not be a sufficient remedy and the
Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of
injunction and orders for specific performance, in addition to all other
remedies available to the Company at law or in equity.
This letter shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
THE PENN TRAFFIC
COMPANY
By:  /s/ Martin A. Fox
Name:  Martin A. Fox
Title:  Executive Vice President

Confirmed and Agreed to
As of the date first written
above:
DDJ CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, as
agent and on behalf of certain
funds and accounts
By:  /s/ David J. Breazzano
Name:  David J. Breazzano
Title:    Member

Annex "A"
Disclosure on Schedule 13D
The Reporting Person has entered into a confidentiality
agreement with the Issuer dated January 4, 2002.
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