| TED TIMMERMANS Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 918/573-3437 918/573-4054 fax ted.timmermans@williams.com |
One Williams Center P.O. Box 2400 Tulsa, OK 74102-2400 918/573-2000 |
June 29, 2012
Ms. Jennifer Thompson
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | Williams Companies, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 Filed February 28, 2012 Form 10-K/A for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 Filed April 11, 2012 Form 10-K/A for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 Filed May 1, 2012 File No. 001-04174 Williams Partners, L.P. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 Filed February 28, 2012 Form 10-K/A for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 Filed April 9, 2012 File No. 001-32599 |
Dear Ms. Thompson:
With respect to your letter dated June 27, 2012, regarding your review of our filings, you request a response to the respective comments within 10 business days or for us to advise of when we would provide a response. Pursuant to my conversation today with Ms. Sondra Snyder, I am writing to request additional time to provide our responses. Due primarily to the upcoming holiday and related vacation schedules of certain key individuals, I would appreciate an extension for our response until July 20, 2012.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ted Timmermans
Ted Timmermans
Vice President Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer