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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 * Swanson Al   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PAA NATURAL GAS STORAGE LP [PNG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/09/2010 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 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

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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

Phantom Common Units (1)

$ 0

09/09/2010

J

21,000

(1)

05/05/2012

Common Units

21,000

$ 0

21,000

D

Phantom Series A Subordinated Units (1)

$ 0

09/09/2010

J

21,000

(1)

(2)

Common Units

21,000

$ 0

21,000

D

Phantom Series B Subordinated Units (1)

$ 0

09/09/2010

J

21,000

(1)

(2)

Common Units or Series A Subordinated Units (1)

21,000

$ 0

21,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Swanson Al 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X		Sr. Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Al Swanson		09/10/2010
**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)	On September 9, 2010, Reporting Person and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ("PAA") entered into an agreement pursuant to which Reporting Person acquired from PAA for no consideration the right to receive Common Units and Series A Subordinated Units convertible into Common Units of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. ("PNG") that are currently held by PAA. Reporting Person also acquired distribution equivalent rights (payable by PAA in cash) with respect to the phantom common units and phantom series A subordinated units. Pursuant to the terms of such agreement, the phantom units reported above will vest and be payable as follows: (i) the phantom common units will vest 50% on May 5, 2011 and 50% on May 5, 2012, and be payable one-for-one by PAA in Common Units of PNG; (ii) the phantom series A subordinated units will vest in connection with the conversion of the Series A Subordinated Units into Common Units, and be payable one-for-one by PAA in Common Units of PNG; and (iii) the phantom series B subordinated units will vest in tranches of 20%, 21%, 15%, 22% and 22%, respectively, in connection with the conversion of the First through Fifth Tranches of Series B Subordinated Units. Upon vesting, the phantom series B subordinated units will be payable one-for-one by PAA in Series A Subordinated Units or Common Units of PNG it receives upon conversion of the Series B Subordinated Units. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PNG.
(2)	Any phantom series A subordinated units and any phantom series B subordinated units that have not vested as of December 18, 2018 will be automatically cancelled on such date.

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