EXHIBIT 32.2
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   Certification of the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection  with the Annual Report of Suburban  Propane  Partners,  L.P. (the
"Partnership")  on Form 10-K for the period  ended  September  27, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I,  Robert  M.  Plante,  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of the
Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the
     Partnership.


                                   /s/ Robert M. Plante
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                                   Robert M. Plante
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                   December 2, 2003


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to the  Partnership  and  will  be  retained  by the  Partnership  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


This certification shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange   Act"),  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.