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 *   RATHBURN GARY J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. [AHGP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 5405 EAST 119TH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of 13d group (over 10%) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TULSA, OK 74137 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) Common Units 793,571 D (1) (2)   Common Units 1,800,000 I (1) By limited liability company (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RATHBURN GARY J 5405 EAST 119TH STREET TULSA, OK 74137	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Raft LLC 5405 EAST 119TH STREET TULSA, OK 74137	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Rathburn Anita Louise 5405 EAST 119TH STREET TULSA, OK 74137	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)

Signatures

/s/ Gary J. Rathburn by Megan Cordle, pursuant to power of attorney dated February 13, 2007		03/08/2007
**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)	This Form 3 is being filed by the undersigned as well as the individual and entity listed on the Joint Filer Information Statement attached as Exhibit 24.1 hereto (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be part of a 13(d) group owning more than 10% of the securities of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(2)	These shares are owned directly by Gary J. Rathburn.
(3)	These shares are owned directly by RaFT LLC, a limited liability company in which the undersigned and his wife, Anita J. Rathburn, each hold a 50% membership interest.
  Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24.1 Joint Filer Information Statement Exhibit 24.2 Power of Attorney (Gary J. Rathburn, individually) Exhibit 24.3 Power of Attorney (RaFt LLC, by Gary Rathburn, as manager) Exhibit 24.4 Power of Attorney (Anita J. Rathburn, individually)

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