Calls for Comment on Proposed PERC Consumer Education Campaign

(Feb. 1, 2016) By rule, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) must solicit comments before approving any proposed project costing $1.5 million or more. Members of the propane industry and the public are invited to comment on the following funding request:

Docket 20828 – The 2016 Consumer Education Campaign will be designed to move consumers along a continuum from awareness to purchase, persuading them to choose appliances that run on propane, either adding appliances to an existing propane household, switching households to propane, or building new homes with propane. It will use paid media, earned media, and owned media to carry messages about the key benefits of using propane.

Total project cost: $10 million

Visit bit.ly/1WYc2Gc to download the docket number above for funding request details. Comments on the funding requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on February 15, 2016, to receive consideration.

Comments can be sent by mail to Propane Education & Research Council, Public Comment on Funding Request, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036; faxed to 202-452-9054; or submitted via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.‘; .