- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ohmart Tracy E	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/15/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEPPCO PARTNERS LP [TPP]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1600	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Acting Chief Financial Officer /
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
Units Representing Limited Partnership Interests	1900   (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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
UAR	5/22/2012	5/22/2012	Common Units	8820   (2)	$45.35	D   (3)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes common units granted to the Reporting Person that have restricted vesting dates and are subject to forfeiture.
( 2)	The Unit Appreciation Rights ("UAR") entitle the reporting person to receive on May 22, 2012 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Unit over the Grant Price per Unit in Units or cash at the discretion of the Committee. The UARs are subject to forfeiture.
( 3)	The power of attorney under which this form was signed is attached as Exhibit 24.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ohmart Tracy E 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1600 HOUSTON, TX 77002			Acting Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
Vickie L. Graham, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Tracy E. Ohmart		2/18/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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