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): ~~April 17~~May 3, 2018

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-35917	46-1972941
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 350 Leawood, Kansas		66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (913) 928-6060

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Item 2.02.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 3, 2018, Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP ("TEP") and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP ("TEGP") issued a joint press release announcing first quarter 2018 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto, furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated in this report by reference.



Item 7.01.	Regulation FD Disclosure.

OnThe ~~April~~financial 17statements of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC as of March 31, 2018, ~~Tallgrass~~and ~~Energy~~December 31, ~~Partners~~2017, LP and ~~Tallgrass~~for ~~Energy~~the ~~GP,~~three LPmonths ~~issued~~ended aMarch ~~joint~~31, ~~press~~2018 ~~release~~and ~~announcing~~2017, ~~plans~~together towith ~~report~~management’s ~~first~~discussion ~~quarter~~and ~~2018~~analysis of financial condition and results onof ~~Thursday,~~operations ~~May~~for 3,Rockies ~~2018~~Express Pipeline LLC, ~~and~~will ~~hold~~be aposted ~~conference~~to ~~call~~the atTallgrass Energy website on May 3~~:30~~, p2018.m. ~~Central~~Unitholders ~~Time~~of ~~that~~TEP, ~~same~~shareholders ~~day. A~~of ~~copy~~TEGP ofand ~~the~~other ~~press~~interested ~~release~~parties isare ~~furnished~~invited ~~with~~to ~~this~~view ~~Form~~those ~~8-K~~materials asunder ~~Exhibit~~the ~~99.1~~"Webcasts ~~and~~& ~~incorporated~~Presentations" ~~into~~section ~~this~~of ~~Item~~TEP’s ~~7.01~~investor byrelations ~~reference.~~page at www.tallgrassenergy.com.

~~The~~In ~~information~~accordance inwith ~~this~~General ~~Item~~Instruction 7B.012 ofto Form 8-K, ~~including~~the information provided under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and the ~~accompanying~~information attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the ~~liability~~liabilities of ~~such~~that section, nor shall ~~such~~it ~~information~~ be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, ~~regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing,~~ except as ~~shall be~~ expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



(d)	Exhibits
99.1	Press release dated May 3, 2018

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Joint press release issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, dated April 17, 2018 (Furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K).

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.

		TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
		By:	Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC
			its general partner
Date:	~~April~~May 173, 2018	By:	/s/ David G. Dehaemers, Jr.
			David G. Dehaemers, Jr.
			President and Chief Executive Officer

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