EXHIBIT 32.B

CERTIFICATION 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2009, of El Paso Natural Gas Company (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John R. Sult, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, certify (i) that the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

   /s/ John R. Sult

John R. Sult

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

El Paso Natural Gas Company

May 11, 2009

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