FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/10/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC [KMI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10282 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock, Series A-1	  (2)	  (2)	Class P Common Stock	143,074,656 (2) (3)	$ 0	I	See footnotes (1) (2) (3)
Class A Common Stock, Series A-2	  (2)	  (2)	Class P Common Stock	35,390,780 (2) (3)	$ 0	I	See footnotes (1) (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V OFFSHORE FUND, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GSCP V Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GSCP V Germany Knight Holdings, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GSCP VI Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GSCP VI Germany Knight Holdings, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GS INTERNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS I L P 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â
GS Infrastructure Knight Holdings, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, Goldman Sachs & Co.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GSCP V Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GSCP V Germany Knight Holdings, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GSCP VI Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GSCP VI Germany Knight Holdings, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GS International Infrastructure Partners I, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact, GS Infrastructure Knight Holdings, L.P.		02/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).
(2)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).
(3)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).
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