**United
                States Securities and Exchange Commission****Washington,
                D.C. 20549****Form
                10-KSB/A**Amendment
                No. 1 to Form
                10-KSB(Mark
                One)**R**
            **ANNUAL
                REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                OF
                1934**For
                the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006o
            **TRANSITION
                REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                OF
                1934**For
                the transition period from _____ to _____Commission
                file number 333-44130**ATLAS
                AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**(Name
                of small business issuer in its
                charter)




**Pennsylvania**
            
            **25-1867510**(State
                or other jurisdiction of
            
            (I.R.S.
                EmployerIncorporation
                or organization)
            
            Identification
                No)311
                Rouser Rd.
            
            Zip
                CodeMoon
                Township, PA
            
            15108(address
                of principal executive offices)Issuers
                telephone number**(412)
                262-2830**Securities
                registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.Title
                of each class
            
            Name
                of each exchange on which registeredNone
            
            NoneSecurities
                registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act Investor General
                Partner Units and Limited Partner Units(Title
                of Class)





Check
      whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
      or
      15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
      that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
      to such filing requirements for the past 90 days Yes R





Check
      if
      there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
      Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained,
      to
      the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
      statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
      amendment to this Form 10-KSB. R





State
      issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year $2,583,600





State
      the
      aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
      non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity
      was
      sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a
      specified date within the past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule
      12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)





Indicate
      by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
      12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


Yes o No R





Transitional
      Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No R







Explanatory
        Note
  We
        are
        filing this Amendment No.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (“Amendment
        No.1”) for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
        was originally filed on April 2, 2007 (the “Original Filing”). Amendment No. 1
        is being filed to recognize a signature date change due to a clerical error
        from
        March 30, 2006 to March 30, 2007 on the auditor’s report. Amendment No. 1 amends
        Item 7 Financial Statements, the auditor’s report, of the Original Filing to
        reflect the date change and for the convenience of the reader, sets forth
        the
        remainder of Item 7 and Exhibits in their entirety.
  Except
        as
        described above, no other information in Amendment No. 1 is amended hereby.
        Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the date of the Original
        Filing or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events.
        Accordingly, Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with our other
        filings made with the SEC subsequent to the date of the Original
        Filing.




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**ITEM
      7.**   **FINANCIAL
      STATEMENTS**








**REPORT
      OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**






To
        the
        Partners of
 Atlas
        America Public #9 Ltd.
 
 We
        have
        audited the accompanying balance sheets of Atlas America Public #9 Ltd. (a
        Pennsylvania Limited Partnership) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the
        related statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in partners’
capital, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements
        are
        the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to
        express an opinion
        on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
 We
        conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
        Accounting Oversight Board (United States). ** Those
        standards require that we plan and perform the audit
        to
        obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
        of
        material misstatement.**The
        Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit
        of
        its internal control over financial reporting.**Our audit
        included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a
        basis
        for designing audit
        procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose
        of
        expressing an opinion
        on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial
        reporting.**Accordingly,
        we express no such opinion.**An audit
        also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
        and
        disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
        used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
        the
        overall financial statement presentation.**We
        believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 In
        our
        opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
        material respects, the financial position of Atlas America Public #9 Ltd.
        as of
        December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash
        flows
        for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
        accepted in the United States of America.
 
 /s/
        GRANT
        THORNTON LLP
  Cleveland,
        Ohio
 March
        30,
        2007





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**BALANCE
      SHEETS**


**DECEMBER
      31,**





**2006**
            
            **2005****ASSETS**Current
                assets:Cash
                and cash equivalents
            
            $
            332,300
            
            $
            374,000Accounts
                receivable affiliate
            
            
            530,600
            
            
            883,700Hedge
                receivable short-term-affiliate
            
            
            376,600
            
            
            39,400Total
                current assets
            
            
            1,239,500
            
            
            1,297,100Oil
                and gas properties net
            
            
            8,620,900
            
            
            8,946,500Hedge
                receivable long-term-affiliate
            
            
            325,100
            
            
            ―8,946,000
            
            
            8,946,500$
            10,185,500
            
            $
            10,243,600**LIABILITIES
                AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL**Current
                liabilities:Accrued
                liabilities
            
            $
            18,000
            
            $
            21,400Hedge
                liability short-term-affiliate
            
            
            2,300
            
            
            3,900Total
                current liabilities
            
            
            20,300
            
            
            25,300Asset
                retirement obligation
            
            
            628,800
            
            
            567,300Hedge
                liability long-term-affiliate
            
            
            52,300
            
            
            172,200Partners’
                capital:Managing
                general partner
            
            
            2,630,700
            
            
            2,844,900Limited
                partners (1,500 units)
            
            
            6,206,300
            
            
            6,770,600Accumulated
                other comprehensive income (loss)
            
            
            647,100
            
            
            (136,700
            )9,484,100
            
            
            9,478,800$
            10,185,500
            
            $
            10,243,600











The
      accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
      statements








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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**STATEMENTS
      OF OPERATIONS**


**YEARS
      ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005**





**2006**
            
            **2005****REVENUES**Natural
                gas and oil
            
            $
            2,573,700
            
            $
            2,832,100Interest
                income
            
            
            9,900
            
            
            3,400Total
                revenues
            
            
            2,583,600
            
            
            2,835,500**COSTS
                AND EXPENSES**Production
            
            
            595,000
            
            
            450,200Depletion
            
            
            353,000
            
            
            782,400Accretion
                of asset retirement obligation
            
            
            34,100
            
            
            28,400General
                and administrative
            
            
            109,700
            
            
            114,200Total
                expenses
            
            
            1,091,800
            
            
            1,375,200**Net
                earnings**
            
            $
            1,491,800
            
            $
            1,460,300**Allocation
                of net earnings:**Managing
                general partner
            
            $
            552,800
            
            $
            424,700Limited
                partners
            
            $
            939,000
            
            $
            1,035,600Net
                earnings per limited partnership unit
            
            $
            626
            
            $
            690





























The
      accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
      statements








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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**STATEMENTS
      OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)**


**YEARS
      ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005**





**December
                31,****2006**
            
            **2005**Net
                earnings
            
            $
            1,491,800
            
            $
            1,460,300Other
                comprehensive income (loss):Unrealized
                holding gain (loss) on hedging contracts
            
            
            1,013,100
            
            
            (122,300
            )Less:
                reclassification adjustment for gainsrealized
                in net earnings
            
            
            (229,300
            )
            
            (14,400
            )Total
                other comprehensive income (loss)
            
            
            783,800
            
            
            (136,700
            )Comprehensive
                income
            
            $
            2,275,600
            
            $
            1,323,600
























































The
      accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
      statements








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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**STATEMENTS
      OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS**


**YEARS
      ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005**





**Managing**
            
            
            
            **Accumulated****General**
            
            **Limited**
            
            **Other
                Comprehensive****Partner**
            
            **Partners**
            
            **(Loss)
                Income**
            
            **Total****Balance
                at December 31, 2004**
            
            $
            3,025,300
            
            $
            7,205,600
            
            $
            ―
            
            $
            10,230,900Participation
                in revenue and expenses:Net
                production revenues
            
            
            690,700
            
            
            1,691,200
            
            
            ―
            
            
            2,381,900Interest
                income
            
            
            1,000
            
            
            2,400
            
            
            ―
            
            
            3,400Accretion
                of asset retirement obligation
            
            
            (8,200
            )
            
            (20,200
            )
            
            ―
            
            
            (28,400
            )Depletion
            
            
            (225,600
            )
            
            (556,800
            )
            
            ―
            
            
            (782,400
            )General
                and administrative
            
            
            (33,200
            )
            
            (81,000
            )
            
            ―
            
            
            (114,200
            )Net
                earnings
            
            
            424,700
            
            
            1,035,600
            
            
            ―
            
            
            1,460,300Other
                comprehensive loss
            
            
            ―
            
            
            ―
            
            
            (136,700
            )
            
            (136,700
            )Distributions
                to partners
            
            
            (605,100
            )
            
            (1,470,600
            )
            
            ―
            
            
            (2,075,700
            )**Balance
                at December 31, 2005**
            
            $
            2,844,900
            
            $
            6,770,600
            
            $
            (136,700
            )
            $
            9,478,800Participation
                in revenue and expenses:Net
                production revenues
            
            
            702,400
            
            
            1,276,300
            
            
            ─
            
            
            1,978,700Interest
                income
            
            
            3,500
            
            
            6,400
            
            
            ─
            
            
            9,900Accretion
                of asset retirement obligation
            
            
            (12,100
            )
            
            (22,000
            )
            
            ─
            
            
            (34,100
            )Depletion
            
            
            (102,100
            )
            
            (250,900
            )
            
            ─
            
            
            (353,000
            )General
                and administrative
            
            
            (38,900
            )
            
            (70,800
            )
            
            ─
            
            
            (109,700
            )Net
                earnings
            
            
            552,800
            
            
            939,000
            
            
            ─
            
            
            1,491,800Other
                comprehensive income
            
            
            ─
            
            
            ─
            
            
            783,800
            
            
            783,800Distributions
                to partners
            
            
            (767,000
            )
            
            (1,503,300
            )
            
            ─
            
            
            (2,270,300
            )**Balance
                at December 31, 2006**
            
            $
            2,630,700
            
            $
            6,206,300
            
            $
            647,100
            
            $
            9,484,100








The
      accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
      statements





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**STATEMENTS
      OF CASH FLOWS**


**YEARS
      ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005**





**2006**
            
            **2005****Cash
                flows from operating activities:**Net
                earnings
            
            $
            1,491,800
            
            $
            1,460,300Adjustments
                to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating
                activities:Depletion
            
            
            353,000
            
            
            782,400Accretion
                of asset retirement obligation
            
            
            34,100
            
            
            28,400Decrease(increase)
                in accounts receivable-affiliate
            
            
            353,100
            
            
            (19,500
            )(Decrease)increase
                in accrued liabilities
            
            
            (3,400
            )
            
            4,400Net
                cash provided by operating activities
            
            
            2,228,600
            
            
            2,256,000**Cash
                flows from investing activities:**Sale
                of tangible equipment
            
            
            ─
            
            
            4,400Net
                cash provided by investing activities
            
            
            ─
            
            
            4,400**Cash
                flows from financing activities:**Distributions
                to partners
            
            
            (2,270,300
            )
            
            (2,075,700
            )Net
                cash used in financing activities
            
            
            (2,270,300
            )
            
            (2,075,700
            )Net
                (decrease)increase in cash and cash equivalents
            
            
            (41,700
            )
            
            184,700Cash
                and cash equivalents at beginning of year
            
            
            374,000
            
            
            189,300Cash
                and cash equivalents at end of year
            
            $
            332,300
            
            $
            374,000**Supplemental
                Schedule of non-cash investing and financing
                activities:**Asset
                retirement obligation
            
            $
            27,400
            
            $
            65,000











The
      accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
      statements





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS**





Atlas
      America Public #9 Ltd. (the “Partnership”) is a Pennsylvania Limited Partnership
      which includes Atlas Resources, LLC of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Managing
      General Partner (“MGP”) and Operator, and 536 Limited Partners. The Partnership
      was formed on July 27, 2000 to drill and operate gas wells located primarily
      in
      western Pennsylvania and Ohio. At December 31, 2006, the Partnership had various
      working interests in 84 gross wells.




In
        March
        2006, Atlas Resources, Inc., the Partnership's MGP was merged into a
        newly-formed limited liability company, Atlas Resources, LLC, which became
        an
        indirect subsidiary of Atlas Energy Resources, LLC, a newly-formed subsidiary
        of
        Atlas America, Inc. Atlas Resources, LLC, now serves as the Partnership’s MGP.
        In December 2006, Atlas America, Inc. contributed substantially all of its
        natural gas and oil exploration and production assets into Atlas Energy
        Resources, LLC.





**NOTE
      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**





A
      summary
      of significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation
      of
      the accompanying financial statements follows:





**Basis
      of Accounting**





The
      financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
      generally accepted in the United States of America.





**Use
      of Estimates**





Preparation
      of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
      accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates
      and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
      and
      the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the
      financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses
      during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
      estimates.





**Reclassifications**





Certain
      reclassifications have been made to the 2005 financial statements to conform
      to
      the 2006 presentation.





**Receivables**





In
      evaluating the need for an allowance for possible losses, the MGP performs
      ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based
      upon
      payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness, as determined by
      review of its customers’ credit information. Credit is extended on an unsecured
      basis to many of its energy customers. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the
      Partnership’s MGP’s credit evaluation indicated that the Partnership has no need
      for an allowance for possible losses.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**





**Revenue
      Recognition**





Revenues
      from sales of natural gas and oil are recognized by the Partnership when the
      gas
      and oil have been delivered to the purchaser. The Partnership’s natural gas is
      sold under various contracts entered into by its MGP. Virtually all of the
      MGP’s
      contracts pricing provisions are tied to a market index, with certain
      adjustments based on, among other factors, whether a well delivers to a
      gathering or transmission line, quality of natural gas and prevailing supply
      and
      demand conditions, so that the price the Partnership receives from the sale
      of
      its natural gas fluctuates to remain competitive with natural gas supplies
      generally available in the market.





Because
      there are timing differences between the delivery of the Partnership’s natural
      gas and oil and its receipt of a delivery statement, the Partnership has
      unbilled revenues. These revenues are accrued based upon volumetric data from
      its records and its estimates of the related transportation and compression
      fees
      which are, in turn, based upon applicable product prices. The Partnership had
      unbilled trade receivables of $369,100 at December 31, 2006 and $626,400 at
      December 31, 2005, which are included in accounts receivable - affiliate on
      the Partnership’s balance sheets.





**Fair
      Value of Financial Instruments**





For
      cash,
      receivables and payables, the carrying amounts approximate fair values because
      of the short maturities of these instruments.





For
      derivatives the carrying value approximates fair value because they have been
      marked to market.





**Supplemental
      Cash Flow Information**





The
      Partnership considers temporary investments with a maturity at the date of
      acquisition of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. No cash was paid by
      the
      Partnership for interest or income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2006
      and 2005.





**Concentration
      of Credit Risk**





Financial
      instruments, which potentially subject the Partnership to concentrations of
      credit risk, consist principally of periodic temporary investments of cash
      and
      cash equivalents. The Partnership places its temporary cash investments in
      deposits with high-quality financial institutions. At December 31, 2006, the
      Partnership had $336,300 in deposits at one bank of which $236,300 was over
      the
      insurance limit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and at December
      31,
      2005 the Partnership had $376,000 in deposits at one bank of which $276,000
      was
      over the insurance limit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. No losses
      have been experienced on such investments.





**Comprehensive
      Income**





Comprehensive
      income includes net income and all other changes in equity of a business during
      a period from non-owner sources that, under accounting principles generally
      accepted in the United States of America, have not been recognized in the
      calculation of net income. For the Partnership this includes only changes in
      the
      fair value of unrealized hedging gains and losses.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**





**Property
      and Equipment**





Property
      and equipment are stated at cost. Depletion is based on cost less estimated
      salvage value primarily using the unit-of-production method over the assets’
estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Major
      renewals and improvements that extend the useful lives of property are
      capitalized. Oil and gas properties consist of the following at the dates
      indicated:





**At
                December 31,****2006**
            
            **2005**Mineral
                interest in properties:Proved
                properties
            
            $
            261,000
            
            $
            261,000Wells
                and related equipment
            
            
            18,485,400
            
            
            18,458,00018,746,400
            
            
            18,719,000Accumulated
                depletion of oil and gas properties
            
            
            (10,125,500
            )
            
            (9,772,500
            )$
            8,620,900
            
            $
            8,946,500





**Oil
      and Gas Properties**





The
      Partnership uses the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas
      producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and gas
      properties and to drill and equip wells are capitalized. Oil is converted to
      gas
      equivalent basis (“mcfe”) at the rate of one barrel equals 6 mcf.





The
      Partnership’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually or
      whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
      of
      an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are reviewed for potential
      impairments at the lowest levels for which there are identifiable cash flows.
      The review is done by determining if the historical cost of proved properties
      less the applicable accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization and
      asset retirement obligation is less than the estimated expected undiscounted
      future cash flows. The expected future cash flows are estimated based on the
      Partnership’s plans to continue to produce and develop proved reserves. 
The estimated future level of production is based on assumptions surrounding
      future levels of prices and costs, field decline rates, market demand and
      supply, and the economic and regulatory climates. The fair market value is
      the
present
      value of future net revenues discounted at 10% using a12 month
      NYMEX forward looking strip price for natural gas.  If the carrying value
      exceeds such undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for
      the
      difference between the estimated fair market value and the carrying value of
      the
      assets.  There was no impairment charge for the years ended December 31,
      2006 and 2005.





Upon
      the
      sale or retirement of a complete or partial unit of a proved property, the
      cost
      is eliminated from the property accounts, and the resultant gain or loss is
      reclassified to accumulated depletion. Upon the sale of an entire interest
      where
      the property had been assessed for impairment, a gain or loss is recognized
      in
      the statements of operations.





**Asset
      Retirement Obligation**





The
      fair
      values of asset retirement obligations are recognized in the period they are
      incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Asset retirement
      obligations primarily relate to the abandonment of oil and gas producing
      properties and include costs to dismantle and relocate or dispose of production
      equipment, gathering systems, wells and related structures. Estimates are based
      on historical experience in plugging and abandoning wells, estimated remaining
      lives of those wells based on reserve estimates, external estimates as to the
      cost to plug and abandon the wells in the future and federal and state
      regulatory requirements. The Partnership does not provide for a market risk
      premium associated with asset retirement obligation because a reliable estimate
      cannot be determined, see Note 3.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**





**Environmental
      Matters**





The
      Partnership is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations
      relating to the protection of the environment. The Partnership has established
      procedures for the ongoing evaluation of its operations, to identify potential
      environmental exposures and to comply with regulatory policies and
      procedures.





The
      Partnership accounts for environmental contingencies in accordance with SFAS
      No.
      5 *Accounting
      for*  *Contingencies* .
      Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or
      capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition
      caused by past operations, and do not contribute to current or future revenue
      generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded when environmental
      assessments and/or clean-ups are probable, and the costs can be reasonably
      estimated. Atlas Energy maintains insurance that may cover in whole or in part
      certain environmental expenditures. For the two years ended December 31, 2006,
      the Partnership had no environmental matters requiring specific disclosure
      or
      requiring recording of a liability.





**Major
      Customers**





The
      Partnership’s natural gas is sold under contract to various purchasers. For the
      years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, sales to Hess Corporation and UGI Energy
      Services, Inc. account for 42% and 26%, and 42% and 33%, respectively, of total
      revenues. No other customers accounted for 10% or more of total revenues for
      the
      years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.





**Income
      Taxes**





The
      Partnership is not treated as a taxable entity for federal income tax purposes.
      Any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit flows through to the
      partners as though each partner had incurred such item directly. As a result,
      each partner must take into account his pro rata share of all items of
      partnership income and deductions in computing his federal income tax
      liability.





**Derivative
      Instruments**





The
      Partnership applies the provisions of SFAS No. 133, *Accounting
      for Derivative Instruments and Hedging*  *Activity* (“SFAS
      No. 133”) and its various interpretations. SFAS No. 133 requires each derivative
      instrument to be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability
      measured at fair value. Changes in a derivative instrument’s fair value are
      recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria
      are
      met.





**Recently
      Issued Financial Accounting Standards**





In
      February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
      No.
      159, *The
      Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
      Liabilities* ,
      (“SFAS
      159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure eligible financial
      instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
      financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate
      volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
      liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
      provisions. The Statement will be effective as of the beginning of an entity’s
      first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Statement offers
      various options in electing to apply the provisions of this statement and at
      this time the Partnership has not made any decisions on its application to
      its
      financial position or results of operations. The Partnership is currently
      evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS 159 on its financial position
      and
      results of operations.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**





In
      September 2006, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting bulletin No. 108, *Considering
      the Effects of Prior year*  *Misstatements
      When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
      Statement* ,
      (“SAB
      108”). SAB 108 was issued to provide consistency in how registrants quantify
      financial statement misstatements. The Partnership initially applied SAB 108
      in
      connection with the preparation of its annual financial statements for the
      year
      ended December 31, 2006. The application of SAB 108 did not have a material
      effect on the Partnership’s financial position or results of
      operations.





In
      September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued
      Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, *Fair
      Value Measurement* ,
      (“SFAS
      157”). SFAS 157 addresses the need for increased consistency in fair value
      measurements, defining fair value as the price that would be received to sell
      an
      asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
      participants at the measurement date. It also establishes a framework for
      measuring fair value and expands disclosure requirements. SFAS 157 is effective
      for us beginning January 1, 2008. The Partnership is currently evaluating the
      impact of the adoption of SFAS 157 on its financial position and results of
      operations.





In
      June
      2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, *Accounting
      for Uncertainty in Income Taxes and*  *Interpretation
      of FASB Statement No 109* ,
      (“FIN
      48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized
      in an entity’s financial statements and provides guidance on the recognition,
      de-recognition and measurement of benefits related to an entity’s uncertain tax
      positions. FIN 48 is effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2007.
      The Partnership's taxable income or loss will be absorbed by the Partners.
      The
      Partnership is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FIN 48 on
      its
      financial position and results of operations, but since it is a non-taxable
      entity, does not currently expect the adoption of FIN 48 to have a material
      impact on its financial position or results of operations.





In
      March
      2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, *Accounting
      for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations,* (“FIN
      47”), which will result in (a) more consistent recognition of liabilities
      relating to asset retirement obligations, (b) more information about expected
      future cash outflows associated with those obligations, and (c) more information
      about investments in long-lived assets because additional asset retirement
      cost
      will be recognized as part of the carrying amounts of the assets. FIN 47
      clarifies that the term conditional asset retirement obligation as used in
      statement No. 143, *Accounting
      for Asset Retirement Obligations* ,
      refers
      to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the
      timing and/or method of settlement. Uncertainty about the timing and/or method
      of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored
      into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. FIN
      47
      also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably
      estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. The adoption of
      FIN
      47 in the 4 th quarter
      2005, did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s financial position or
      results of operations.





**NOTE
      3 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION**





The
      Partnership accounts for its estimated plugging and abandonment costs for its
      oil and gas properties in accordance with SFAS 143, *Accounting
      for Asset Retirement Obligation* and FASB
      Interpretation No. 47 *Accounting
      for*  *Conditional
      Asset Retirement Obligations,* (“FIN
      47”).





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      3 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION (Continued)**





A
      reconciliation of the Partnership’s liability for plugging and abandonment costs
      for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:





**2006**
            
            **2005**Asset
                retirement obligation, at beginning of year
            
            $
            567,300
            
            $
            473,900Revisions
                in estimates
            
            
            27,400
            
            
            65,000Accretion
                expense
            
            
            34,100
            
            
            28,400Total
                asset retirement obligation, at end of year
            
            $
            628,800
            
            $
            567,300





**NOTE
      4 - PARTICIPATION IN REVENUES AND COSTS**





The
      MGP
      and the Limited Partners generally participate in revenues and costs in the
      following manner:





**Managing****General**
            
            **Limited****Partner**
            
            **Partners**Organization
                and offering costs
            
            
            100
            %
            
            0
            %Lease
                costs
            
            
            100
            %
            
            0
            %Revenues(1)
            
            
            35.5
            %
            
            64.5
            %Operating
                costs, administrative costs, direct and all other costs(2)
            
            
            35.5
            %
            
            64.5
            %Intangible
                drilling costs
            
            
            0
            %
            
            100
            %Tangible
                equipment costs
            
            
            100
            %
            
            0
            %







(1)
            Subject
                to the MGP’s subordination obligation, substantially all partnership
                revenues will be shared in the same percentage as capital contributions
                are to the total partnership capital contributions, except that the
                MGP
                will receive an additional 7% of the partnership revenues. After
                net of
                tax savings payout the MGP will receive an additional 6.5% of the
                Partnership's revenues, and after partnership payout the MGP will
                receive
                an additional 8.5% of partnership revenues for a total additional
                amount
                of 15% of partnership revenues.


(2)
            These
                costs will be charged to the partners in the same ratio as the related
                production revenues are credited.





**NOTE
      5 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**





The
      Partnership has entered into the following significant transactions with its
      MGP, and its affiliates as provided under the Partnership
      agreement:





·
            Administrative
                costs which are included in general and administrative expenses in
                the
                Partnership’s Statements of Operations are at $75 per well per month.
                Administrative costs incurred in 2006 and 2005 were $68,300 and $69,200,
                respectively.





·
            Monthly
                well supervision fees which are included in production expenses in
                the
                Partnership’s Statements of Operations are payable at $311 per well per
                month for operating and maintaining the wells. Well supervision fees
                incurred in 2006 and 2005 were $283,400 and $253,800,
                respectively.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      5 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
      (Continued)**





·
            Transportation
                fees which are included in production expenses in the Partnership’s
                Statements of Operations are payable at rates ranging from $ .29-$
                .35 per
                Mcf (one thousand cubic feet) to 10% of the natural gas sales price.
                A
                gathering fee is paid to the MGP at a competitive rate for each Mcf
                of
                natural gas transported. Transportation costs incurred in 2006 and
                2005
                were $217,900 and $94,100,
                respectively.





·
            The
                managing general partner and its affiliates are reimbursed for all
                direct
                costs expended on the Partnership’s behalf. For the years ended December
                31, 2006 and 2005, the managing general partner was reimbursed for
                $135,100 and $147,300, respectively, for direct
                costs.





As
      the
      MGP, Atlas performs all administrative and management functions for the
      Partnership including billing revenues and paying expenses. Accounts receivable
      - affiliate on the Partnership’s Balance Sheets represents the net production
      revenues due from Atlas.





**NOTE
      6 - COMMITMENTS**





Subject
      to certain conditions, investor partners may present their interests for
      purchase by Atlas Resources. The purchase price is calculated by Atlas Resources
      in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement. Atlas Resources
      is
      not obligated to purchase more than 5% of the units in any calendar year. In
      the
      event that Atlas Resources is unable to obtain the necessary funds, it may
      suspend its purchase obligation. At December 31, 2006 Atlas Resources had
      purchased less than 1% of investor partner units.





Beginning
      three years after each of the Partnership’s wells has been placed into
      production the MGP, as operator, may retain $200 per month per well to
      cover our estimated future plugging and abandonment costs. As of December 31,
      2006 the MGP has not withheld any such funds.





**NOTE
      7 - SUBORDINATION OF MGP’S REVENUE SHARE**





Under
      the
      terms of the partnership agreement, the MGP may be required to subordinate
      up to
      50% of its share of production revenues of the Partnership, net of related
      operating costs, administrative costs and well supervision fees to the receipt
      by the limited partners of cash distributions from the Partnership equal to
      at
      least 10% of their agreed subscriptions, determined on a cumulative basis,
      in
      each of the first five years of Partnership operations, commencing with the
      first distribution of revenues to the limited partners (July 2001). The
      Partnership completed the subordination period effective April 2006. Since
      inception of the program the MGP has not been required to subordinate any of
      its
      net revenues to the limited partners.





**NOTE
      8 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS**





Atlas
      Energy on behalf of the Partnership from time to time enters into natural gas
      futures and option contracts to hedge exposure to changes in natural gas prices.
      At any point in time, such contracts may include regulated NYMEX futures,
      options contracts, and non-regulated over-the-counter futures contracts with
      qualified counterparties. NYMEX contracts are generally settled with offsetting
      positions, but may be settled by the delivery of natural gas.








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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      8 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Continued)**





Atlas
      Energy on behalf of the Partnership formally documents all relationships between
      hedging instruments and the items being hedged, including the Partnership’s risk
      management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedging transactions.
      This
      includes matching the natural gas futures and options contracts to the
      forecasted transactions. Atlas Energy assesses, both at the inception of the
      hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives are highly effective
      in
      offsetting changes in the fair value of hedged items. Historically these
      contracts have qualified and been designated as cash flow hedges and recorded
      at
      their fair values. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet as assets
      and
      liabilities at fair value. Gains or losses on future contracts are determined
      as
      the difference between the contract price and a reference price,
      generally prices on NYMEX. Changes in fair value are recognized in Partners’
Capital as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized within
      the Statements of Operations in the month the hedged gas is settled. If it
      is
      determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or it has ceased
      to be a highly effective hedge, due to the loss of correlation between changes
      in gas reference prices under a hedging instrument and actual gas prices, Atlas
      Energy will discontinue hedge accounting for the derivative and subsequent
      changes in fair value for the derivative will be recognized immediately into
      earnings.







At
      December 31, 2006, Atlas Energy had allocated open natural gas futures contracts
      to the Partnership related to sales covering 749,100 dekatherms (“Dth”) (net to
      the Partnership) of natural gas, maturing through December 31, 2010 at an
      average settlement price of $8.51 per Dth. At December 31, 2006, the Partnership
      reflected net hedging assets on its balance sheet of $647,100. Of the $647,100
      net gain in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2006, if
      the
      fair values of the instruments remain at current market values, the Partnership
      will reclassify $374,300 of net gain to its Statement of Operations over the
      next twelve month period as these contracts expire, and $272,800 of net gains
      will be reclassified in later periods. Actual amounts that will be reclassified
      will vary as a result of future price changes. Ineffective hedge gains or losses
      are recorded within the statement of operations while the hedge contract is
      open
      and may increase or decrease until settlement of the contract. The Partnership
      realized gains of $229,300 and $14,400 for the years ended December 31, 2006
      and
      2005, respectively, in its oil and gas revenues within its Statement of
      Operations related to the settlement of qualifying hedge instruments. The
      Partnership recognized no gains or losses during the two years ended December
      31, 2006 for hedge ineffectiveness or as a result of the discontinuance of
      our
      cash flow hedges.




As
      of
      December 31, 2006, Atlas Energy had allocated to the Partnership the following
      natural gas hedged volumes.





**Natural
                Gas Fixed - Price Swaps****Production**
            
            
            
            **Average**
            
            **Net
                Fair Value****Period**
            
            **Volumes**
            
            **Fixed
                Price**
            
            **Asset****(2)****Ended
                December 31,**
            
            **(MMBTU)****(1)**
            
            **(per
                MMBTU)**
            
            **(in
                thousands)**2007
            
            
            224,300
            
            $
            8.60
            
            $
            3742008
            
            
            236,700
            
            
            8.91
            
            
            1602009
            
            
            214,400
            
            
            8.31
            
            
            1052010
            
            
            73,700
            
            
            7.53
            
            
            8Total
                asset
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            $
            647







(1)
            MMBTU
                represents million British Thermal
                Units.


(2)
            Fair
                value based on forward NYMEX natural gas prices, as
                applicable.





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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      8 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Continued)**





The
      following table sets forth the book and estimated fair values of derivative
      instruments at the dates indicated (in thousands):





**December
                31, 2006**
            
            **December
                31, 2005****Book
                Value**
            
            **Fair
                Value**
            
            **Book
                Value**
            
            **Fair
                Value**AssetsDerivative
                instruments
            
            $
            702
            
            $
            702
            
            $
            39
            
            $
            39$
            702
            
            $
            702
            
            $
            39
            
            $
            39LiabilitiesDerivative
                instruments
            
            $
            (55
            )
            $
            (55
            )
            $
            (176
            )
            $
            (176
            )$
            647
            
            $
            647
            
            $
            (137
            )
            $
            (137
            )





The
      supplementary information summarized below presents the results of natural
      gas
      and oil activities in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting
      Standards No. 69, *Disclosures
      About Oil and Gas Producing Activities* (“SFAS
      No. 69”). Annually, reserve value information is provided to the investor
      partners pursuant to the partnership agreement. The partnership agreement
      provides a presentment feature whereby the MGP will buy partnership units,
      subject to annual limitations, based upon a valuation formula price in the
      partnership agreement. Therefore, reserve value information under SFAS No.
      69 is
      not presented.





No
      consideration has been given in the following information to the income tax
      effect of the activities, as the Partnership is not treated as a taxable entity
      for income tax purposes.





***(1)***  ***Capitalized
      Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities***





The
      following table presents the capitalized costs related to natural gas and oil
      producing activities at December 31:





**2006**
            
            **2005**Mineral
                interests in proved properties
            
            $
            261,000
            
            $
            261,000Wells
                and related equipment
            
            
            18,485,400
            
            
            18,458,000Accumulated
                depletion
            
            
            (10,125,500
            )
            
            (9,772,500
            )**Net
                capitalized cost**
            
            $
            8,620,900
            
            $
            8,946,500





***(2)***  ***Results
      of Operations of Oil and Gas Producing Activities***





The
      following table presents the results of operations related to natural gas and
      oil production for the year ended December 31:





**2006**
            
            **2005**Natural
                gas and oil sales
            
            $
            2,573,700
            
            $
            2,832,100Production
                costs
            
            
            (595,000
            )
            
            (450,200
            )Accretion
                of asset retirement obligation
            
            
            (34,100
            )
            
            (28,400
            )Depletion
            
            
            (353,000
            )
            
            (782,400
            )General
                and administrative
            
            
            (109,700
            )
            
            (114,200
            )**Results
                of operations from oil and gas producing
                activities**
            
            $
            1,481,900
            
            $
            1,456,900








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**ATLAS
      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**


**NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)**


**DECEMBER
      31, 2006**





**NOTE
      9 - NATURAL GAS AND OIL PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)**





***(3)***  ***Costs
      Incurred in Oil and Gas Producing Activities***





Costs
      incurred for the years ended December 31, are as follows:





**2006**
            
            **2005**Development
                costs
            
            $
            27,400
            
            $
            65,000





***(4)***  ***Oil
      and Gas Reserve Information***





The
      information presented below represents estimates of proved natural gas and
      oil
      reserves. The estimates of the Partnership’s proved gas and oil reserves are
      based upon evaluations made by management and verified by Wright & Company,
      Inc., an independent petroleum-engineering firm, as of December 31, 2006 and
      2005. All reserves are located within the United States of America. Reserves
      are
      estimated in accordance with guidelines established by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board which require
      that reserve estimates be prepared under existing economic and operating
      conditions with no provision for price and cost escalation except by contractual
      arrangements. Proved reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil and natural
      gas which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty
      to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic
      and operating conditions, i.e. prices and costs as of the date the estimate
      is
      made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only
      by contractual arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future
      conditions.





Proved
      developed reserves are those which are expected to be recovered through existing
      wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Additional oil and gas
      expected to be obtained through the application of fluid injection or other
      improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces and mechanisms
      of primary recovery should be included as “proved developed reserves” only after
      testing by a pilot project or after the operation of an installed program has
      confirmed through production response that increased recovery will be achieved.
      All reserves are proved developed reserves and are located in the Appalachian
      Basin area.





There
      are
      numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves
      and
      in projecting future net revenues and the timing of development expenditures.
      The reserve data presented represents estimates only and should not be construed
      as being exact. In addition, the standardized measure of discounted future
      net
      cash flows may not represent the fair market value of the Partnership’s oil and
      gas reserves or the present value of future cash flows of equivalent reserves,
      due to anticipated future changes in oil and gas prices and in production and
      development costs and other factors for which effects have not been
      provided.





**Natural
                Gas**
            
            **Oil****(Mcf)**
            
            **(Bbls)**Proved
                developed reserves:**Balance
                December 31, 2004**
            
            
            4,194,600
            
            
            20,400Production
            
            
            (359,900
            )
            
            (2,700
            )Revisions
                to previous estimates
            
            
            436,100
            
            
            4,800**Balance
                December 31, 2005**
            
            
            4,270,800
            
            
            22,500Production
            
            
            (271,400
            )
            
            (2,000
            )Revisions
                to previous estimates
            
            
            (806,100
            )
            
            (1,200
            )**Balance
                December 31, 2006**
            
            
            3,193,300
            
            
            19,300








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**ITEM
                8.**
            **CHANGES
                IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
                AND****FINANCIAL
                DISCLOSURE**





None.





**ITEM
                8A.**
            **CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**





Under
      the
      supervision and with the participation of our MGP’s management, including our
      MGP’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our MGP has evaluated
      the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and
      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e)) as
      of
      the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-KSB, and, based
      on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
      have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective
      in
      all material respects, including those to ensure that information required
      to be
      disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act is
      recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified
      in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management,
      including our MGP’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
      appropriate to allow for timely disclosure. There have been no changes during
      our last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely
      to
      materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.





**ITEM
                8B.**
            **OTHER INFORMATION**





None.


**PART
      III**





**ITEM
                9.**
            **DIRECTORS,
                EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES,
                COMPLIANCE****WITH
                SECTION 16 (A) OF THE EXCHANGE
                ACT**





Atlas
      America (ATLS) transferred to Atlas Energy Resources, LLC (ATN), a newly-formed,
      limited liability company subsidiary of Atlas America, substantially all of
      its
      natural gas and oil exploration and production assets in December 2006 pursuant
      to the completion of an initial public offering of 7,273,750 of its Class B
      limited liability company interest.  As consideration for this
      contribution, on December 18, 2006 Atlas Energy Resources, LLC distributed
      to
      Atlas America $139,944,000 net proceeds of the offering, 29,352,996 of common
      units, 748,456 Class A units, and the management incentive interest. Also
      pursuant to the contribution agreement, Atlas America contributed to its
      subsidiary, Atlas Energy Management, Inc. (“Atlas Management”), the 748,456
      Class A units and the management incentive interest. Atlas America retained
      approximately 81% of the limited liability company interest of Atlas Energy
      Resources, LLC, which will continue to provide Atlas America control over Atlas
      Energy Resources, LLC and its assets and business.





Atlas
      America is headquartered at 311 Rouser Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108,
      which is also our MGP’s primary office.





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**Executive
      Officers and Directors.** The
      executive officers and directors of our MGP will serve until their successors
      are elected. The executive officers and directors of the MGP are as
      follows:





**NAME**
            **AGE**
            **POSITION
                OR OFFICE**Freddie
                M. Kotek
            51
            Chairman
                of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
                PresidentFrank
                P. Carolas
            47
            Executive
                Vice President - Land and Geology and a DirectorJeffrey
                C. Simmons
            48
            Executive
                Vice President - Operations and a DirectorJack
                L. Hollander
            50
            Senior
                Vice President - Direct Participation ProgramsNancy
                J. McGurk
            51
            Senior
                Vice President - Chief Accounting OfficerMichael
                L. Staines
            57
            Senior
                Vice President, Secretary and a DirectorMatthew
                A. Jones
            45
            Chief
                Financial Officer





With
      respect to the biographical information set forth below:





·
            the
                approximate amount of an individual’s professional time devoted to the
                business and affairs of our managing general partner and Atlas America
                have been aggregated because there is no reasonable method for them
                to
                distinguish their activities between the two companies;
                and


·
            for
                those individuals who also hold senior positions with other affiliates
                of
                our managing general partner, if it is stated that they devote
                approximately 100% of their professional time to our managing general
                partner and Atlas America, it is because either the other affiliates
                are
                not currently active in drilling new wells, such as Viking Resources
                or
                Resource Energy, and the individuals are not required to devote a
                material
                amount of their professional time to the affiliates, or there is
                no
                reasonable method to distinguish their activities between our managing
                general partner and Atlas America as compared with the other affiliates
                of
                our managing general partner, such as Viking Resources or Resource
                Energy.





**Freddie
      M. Kotek.** President
      and Chief Executive Officer since January 2002 and Chairman of the Board of
      Directors since September 2001. Mr. Kotek has been Executive Vice President
      of
      Atlas America since February 2004, and served as a director from September
      2001
      until February 2004 and served as Chief Financial Officer from February 2004
      until March 2005. Mr. Kotek was a Senior Vice President of Resource America
      and
      President of Resource Leasing, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource
      America) from 1995 until May 2004 when he resigned from Resource America and
      all
      of its subsidiaries which are not subsidiaries of Atlas America. Mr. Kotek
      was
      President of Resource Properties from September 2000 to October 2001 and its
      Executive Vice President from 1993 to August 1999. Mr. Kotek received a Bachelor
      of Arts degree from Rutgers College in 1977 with high honors in Economics.
      He
      also received a Master in Business Administration degree from the Harvard
      Graduate School of Business Administration in 1981. Mr. Kotek will devote
      approximately 95% of his professional time to the business and affairs of the
      MGP and Atlas America, Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and Atlas Energy Management,
      Inc., and the remainder of his professional time to the business and affairs
      of
      the MGP’s other affiliates.





**Frank
      P. Carolas.** Executive
      Vice President-Land and Geology and a Director since January 2001. Mr. Carolas
      has been an Executive Vice President of Atlas America since January 2001 and
      served as a Director of Atlas America from January 2002 until February 2004.
      Mr.
      Carolas has been a Senior Vice President of Atlas Energy Management, Inc. since
      2006. Mr. Carolas was a Vice President of Resource America from April 2001
      until
      May 2004 when he resigned from Resource America. Mr. Carolas served as Vice
      President of Land and Geology for the MGP from July 1999 until December 2000
      and
      for Atlas America from 1998 until December 2000. Before that Mr. Carolas served
      as Vice President of Atlas Energy Group, Inc. from 1997 until 1998, which was
      the former parent company of the MGP. Mr. Carolas is a certified petroleum
      geologist and has been with the MGP and its affiliates since 1981. He received
      a
      Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Pennsylvania State University in
      1981
      and is an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
      Mr.
      Carolas devotes approximately 100% of his professional time to the business
      and
      affairs of the MGP, Atlas America, Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and Atlas Energy
      Management, Inc.





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**Jeffrey
      C. Simmons.** Executive
      Vice President-Operations and a Director since January, 2001. Mr. Simmons has
      been an Executive Vice President of Atlas America since January 2001 and was
      a
      Director of Atlas America from January 2002 until February 2004. Mr. Simmons
      has
      been a Senior Vice President of Atlas Energy Management, Inc., since 2006.
      Mr.
      Simmons was a Vice President of Resource America from April 2001 until May
      2004
      when he resigned from Resource America. Mr. Simmons served as Vice President
      of
      Operations for the MGP from July 1999 until December 2000 and for Atlas America
      from 1998 until December 2000. Mr. Simmons joined Resource America in 1986
      as a
      senior petroleum engineer and has served in various executive positions with
      its
      energy subsidiaries since then. Mr. Simmons received his Bachelor of Science
      degree with honors from Marietta College in 1981 and his Masters degree in
      Business Administration from Ashland University in 1992. Mr. Simmons devotes
      approximately 90% of his professional time to the business and affairs of the
      MGP, Atlas America, and the remainder of his professional time to the business
      and affairs of the MGP’s other affiliates, primarily Viking Resources and
      Resource Energy, Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and Atlas Energy Management,
      Inc.





**Jack
      L. Hollander.** Senior
      Vice President - Direct Participation Programs since January 2002 and before
      that he served as Vice President - Direct Participation Programs from January
      2001 until December 2001. Mr. Hollander also serves as Senior Vice President
      -
      Direct Participation Programs of Atlas America since January 2002. Mr. Hollander
      practiced law with Rattet, Hollander & Pasternak, concentrating in tax
      matters and real estate transactions, from 1990 to January 2001, and served
      as
      in-house counsel for Integrated Resources, Inc. (a diversified financial
      services company) from 1982 to 1990. Mr. Hollander earned a Bachelor of Science
      degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1978, his law degree from Brooklyn
      Law School in 1981, and a Master of Law degree in Taxation from New York
      University School of Law Graduate Division in 1982. Mr. Hollander is a member
      of
      the New York State bar, and the Chairman of the Investment Program Association
      which is an industry association, as of March 2005. Mr. Hollander devotes
      approximately 100% of his professional time to the business and affairs of
      the
      MGP, Atlas America, Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and Atlas Energy Management,
      Inc.





**Nancy
      J. McGurk.** Ms.
      McGurk has been Chief Accounting Officer of Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and
      Atlas Energy Management. Senior Vice President since January 2002, Chief
      Accounting Officer since January 2001 and Chief Financial Officer until March
      2006. Ms. McGurk also serves as Senior Vice President since January 2002 and
      Chief Accounting Officer of Atlas America since January 2001. Ms. McGurk served
      as Chief Financial Officer for Atlas America from January 2001 until February
      2004. Ms. McGurk was a Vice President of Resource America from 1992 until May
      2004 and its Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer from 1989 until May 2004
      when she resigned from Resource America. Also, since 1995 Ms. McGurk has served
      as Vice President - Finance of Resource Energy, Inc. Ms. McGurk received a
      Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Ohio State University in 1978,
      and
      has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1982. Ms. McGurk devotes
      approximately 80% of her professional time to the business and affairs of the
      MGP, Atlas America, Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and Atlas Energy Management,
      Inc. and the remainder of her professional time to the business and affairs
      of
      the MGP’s other affiliates.





**Michael
      L. Staines.** Senior
      Vice President, Secretary, and a Director since 1998. Mr. Staines has been
      an
      Executive Vice President and Secretary of Atlas America since 1998. Mr. Staines
      was a Senior Vice President of Resource America from 1989 until May, 2005 when
      he resigned from Resource America. Mr. Staines was a director of Resource
      America from 1989 to February 2000 and Secretary from 1989 to October 1998.
      Mr.
      Staines has been President of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP since January 2001
      and
      its Chief Operating Officer and a member of its Managing Board since its
      formation in November 1999. Mr. Staines is a member of the Ohio Oil and Gas
      Association and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York. Mr. Staines
      received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1971 and a
      Master of Business degree from Drexel University in 1977. Mr. Staines devotes
      approximately 5% of his professional time to the business and affairs of the
      MGP
      and Atlas America, and the remainder of his professional time to the business
      and affairs of the MGP’s other affiliates, including Atlas Pipeline Partners
      GP.





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**Matthew
      A. Jones.** Chief
      Financial Officer since March 2006 for Atlas Resources, LLC. Mr. Jones has
      been
      the Chief Financial Officer since January 2006 and a director of Atlas Pipeline
      Holdings since February 2006 and has been Chief Financial Officer of Atlas
      Pipeline Partners GP and Atlas America since March 2005. He has been the Chief
      Financial Officer and a director of Atlas Energy Resources and Atlas Energy
      Management since their formation. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Jones worked in the
      Investment Banking Group at Friedman Billings Ramsey, concluding as Managing
      Director. Mr. Jones worked in Friedman Billings Ramsey’s Energy Investment
      Banking Group from 1999 to 2005, and in Friedman Billings Ramsey’s Specialty
      Finance and Real Estate Group from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Jones is a Chartered
      Financial Analyst.





**Audit
      Committee Financial Expert.** The
      Board of Directors of our MGP acts as the audit committee. The Board of
      Directors has determined that Freddie M. Kotek meets the requirement of an
      “audit committee financial expert”, he is not independent.





**Remuneration
      of Officers and Directors.** No
      officer or director of the MGP will receive any direct remuneration or other
      compensation from the Partnership. These persons will receive compensation
      solely from affiliated companies of the MGP.





**Code
      of Business Conduct and Ethics.** Because
      the Partnership does not directly employ any persons, the MGP has determined
      that the partnership will rely on a Code of business Conduct and Ethics adopted
      by Atlas America, Inc. and/or Atlas Energy Resources, LLC that applies to the
      principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal
      accounting officer of the MGP, as well as to persons performing services for
      the
      MGP generally. You may obtain a copy of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
      by a request to the managing general partner at Atlas Resources, LLC, 311 Rouser
      Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108.





**ITEM
      10.**  **EXECUTIVE
      COMPENSATION**





We
      have
      no employees and rely on the employees of our MGP and its affiliates for all
      services. No officer or director of our MGP will receive any direct remuneration
      or other compensation from us. Those persons will receive compensation solely
      from affiliated companies of our MGP. See Item 12 “Certain Relationships and
      Related Party Transactions” for a discussion of compensation paid by us to our
      MGP.





**ITEM
      11.**  **SECURITY
      OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT**





As
      of
      December 31, 2006, we had issued and outstanding units of 1,500. No officer
      or
      director of our MGP owns any units. Although, subject to certain conditions,
      investor partners were able to present their units to us beginning in 2005
      for
      purchase, the MGP is not obligated by the Partnership agreement from
      purchasing more than 5% of our total outstanding units in any calendar
      year.





**Organizational
      and Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners.** Atlas
      America owns approximately 81% of the limited liability company interest of
      Atlas Energy Resources, LLC which owns 100% of the limited liability company
      interests of Atlas Energy Operating Company, LLC, which owns 100% of the limited
      liability company interests of AIC, LLC, which owns 100% of the limited
      liability company interest of the managing general partner. The officers and
      directors of Atlas America and Atlas Energy Resources LLC are set forth below.
      The direct of AIC, LLC are Jonathan Z. Cohen, Michael L. Staines, and Jeffrey
      Simmons. The biographies of Messrs, Staines and Simmons are set forth
      above.





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**ITEM
      12.**  **CERTAIN
      RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**





**Oil
      and Gas Revenues.** Our MGP
      is allocated 35.5% of our oil and gas revenues in return for its payment and/or
      contribution of services towards our organization and offering costs equal
      to
      15% of our subscriptions, its payment of 100% of the tangible costs of drilling
      and completing our wells and its contribution to us of all of our oil and gas
      leases. These capital contributions from our MGP totaled $6,256,300. During
      the
      years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our MGP received $702,400 and $690,700,
      respectively, from our net production revenues.





**Administrative
      Costs.** Our MGP
      and its affiliates receive an unaccountable, fixed payment reimbursement for
      the
      administrative costs they incur on our behalf of $75 per well per month, which
      is proportionately reduced to the extent we acquired less than 100% of the
      working interest in a well. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005,
      our MGP received $68,300 and $69,200, respectively, for its administrative
      costs.





**Direct
      Costs.** Our MGP
      (including other serving as operator) and its affiliates are reimbursed by
      us
      for all direct costs expended by them on our behalf. During the years ended
      December 31, 2006 and 2005, our MGP received $135,100 and $147,300,
      respectively, as reimbursement for direct costs.





**Well
      Charges.** Our MGP,
      as operator is reimbursed at actual cost for all direct expenses incurred
      on our behalf and receives well supervision fees for operating and maintaining
      the wells during producing operations in the amount of $311 per will per month
      subject to an annual adjustment for inflation. The well supervision fees are
      proportionately reduced to the extent we acquired less than 100% of the working
      interest in a well. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our MGP
      received $283,400 and $253,800, respectively, for well supervision
      fees.





**Transportation
      Fees.** We pay a
      gathering fee to our MGP at a competitive rate for each mcf of our natural
      gas
      transported. Transportation rates range from $.29-$.35 per Mcf (one thousand
      cubic feet) to 10% of the natural gas sales price. For the years ended December
      31, 2006 and 2005, $217,900 and $94,100, respectively, was paid to our MGP
      for
      gathering fees. In turn, our MGP paid 100% of these amounts to Atlas Pipeline
      Partners, L.P. for the use of its gathering system in transporting a majority
      of
      our natural gas production.





**Other
      Compensation.** For
      the
      years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our MGP did not advance any funds to
      us,
      nor did it provide us with any equipment, supplies or other
      services.





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**ITEM
      13.**  **EXHIBITS**


**EXHIBIT
      INDEX**





**Description**
            
            **Location**4
                (a)
            Certificate
                of Limited Partnership for Atlas America
            
            Previously
                filed in our Form 10 KSB for thePublic
                #9 Ltd.
            
            period
                ending December 31, 20004(b)
            Amended
                and Restated Certificate and Agreement
            
            Previously
                filed in our Form 10-KSB forof
                Limited Partnership for Atlas America Public #9 Ltd.
            
            the
                period ending December 31, 20004(c)
            Drilling
                and Operating Agreement for Atlas America
            
            Previously
                filed in our Form 10-KSB forPublic
                #9 Ltd.
            
            the
                period ending December 31, 200031.1
            Rule
                13a-14(a)/15(d) - 14(a) Certification31.2
            Rule
                13a-14(a)/15(d) - 14(a) Certification32.1
            Section
                1350 Certification32.2
            Section
                1350 Certification





**ITEM
      14.**  **PRINCIPAL
      ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**





**Audit
      Fees.** The
      aggregate fees billed by our independent auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, for
      professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements
      for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the reviews of the
      financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB during
      such years were $20,700 and $24,700, respectively.





**Procedures
      for Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
      of
      Independent Auditor.** Pursuant
      to its charter, the audit committee of our MGP is responsible for reviewing
      and
      approving, in advance, any audit and any permissible non-audit engagement or
      relationship between us and our independent auditors. We do not have a separate
      audit committee.





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**SIGNATURES**





In
                accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant
                caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf
                by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.Atlas
                America Public #9 Ltd.Atlas
                Resources, LLC, Managing General PartnerDate:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Freddie M. KotekFreddie
                M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
                Officerand
                PresidentIn
                accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by
                the
                following persons on behalf of theregistrant
                and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.Date:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Freddie M. KotekFreddie
                M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
                ExecutiveOfficer
                and PresidentDate:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Frank P. CarolasFrank
                P. Carolas, Executive Vice President, Land and GeologyDate:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Jeffrey C. SimmonsJeffrey
                C. Simmons, Executive Vice President , OperationsDate:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Nancy J. McGurkNancy
                J. McGurk, Vice President, Chief Accounting OfficerDate:
                June 1, 2007
            
            By:/s/
                Matthew A. JonesMatthew
                A. Jones, Chief Financial Officer





**Supplemental
      information to be furnished with reports filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of
      the**


**Exchange
      Act by Non-reporting Issuers**





An
      annual
      report will be furnished to security holders subsequent to the filing of this
      report.





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