PVR Partners, L. P. (PVR) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Frank A. Pici,  Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

    (1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    (2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

November 4, 2004	/s/ Frank A. Pici
	Frank A. Pici
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer