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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Shea-Ballay Kathleen   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P. [SXL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 3807 WEST CHESTER PIKE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/04/2015 (Street) NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units 12/05/2015   M   2,800 A $ 0 51,862 D   Common Units 12/05/2015   F   1,291 D $ 29.66 50,571 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Units

(1)

12/04/2015

A

20,859 (2)

(3)

(3)

Common Units

20,859

$ 0

53,543

D

Restricted Units

(1)

12/05/2015

M

2,800

(4)

(4)

Common Units

2,800

$ 0

50,743

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shea-Ballay Kathleen 3807 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073			Sr. VP & General Counsel

Signatures

Kathleen Shea-Ballay		12/08/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Restricted Unit represents a contingent right to receive one Common Unit of SXL.
(2)	This is a grant of Restricted Units awarded pursuant to the Sunoco Partners LLC ("Company") Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The LTIP Restricted Units vest 60% on the December 5th following the third anniversary of the grant date and 40% on the December 5th following the fifth anniversary of the grant date, contingent only upon the continued employment of the reporting person with the Company at the time of vesting.
(3)	The LTIP Restricted Units vest 60% on the December 5th following the third anniversary of the grant date and 40% on the December 5th following the fifth anniversary of the grant date, contingent only upon the continued employment of the reporting person with the Company at the time of vesting.
(4)	Not applicable.

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