Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey

U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx
Burden: 6 minutes

EIA-877
WINTER HEATING FUELS TELEPHONE SURVEY
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW
This report is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275) and
must be completed by a scientifically selected sample of No. 2 heating oil and propane dealers.

PURPOSE
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-877, Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey is designed to collect
data on State-level stocks and residential retail prices of No. 2 heating oil and propane. The data are used to monitor the prices
of propane and No. 2 heating oil, and to report to the Congress and others when requested.

RESPONSE DUE DATE
The data collected on Form EIA-877 are requested on Monday or Tuesday of each week during October to March and the
second Monday of the month during April to September by telephone. No written confirmation of your data submission is
required.

HOW TO FILE A RESPONSE
Companies selected for Form EIA-877 survey are telephoned by the participating State Energy Offices or EIA to collect data on
No. 2 heating oil and propane retail prices. Respondents are not required to submit any written information.

QUESTIONS
Please contact the EIA Survey Support Team using the following communication methods:
By email:
By phone:

eia4usa@eia.gov
1-855-EIA-4USA (1-855-342-4872) [Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM E.T.]

SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-877 by those required to report is mandatory under 15 USC 772(b), as amended. Failure
to respond may result in a civil penalty of not more than $12,937 per day for each violation. The government may bring a
civil action to prohibit reporting violations which may result in a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
injunction without bond. In such civil action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to
comply with these reporting requirements. Title 18 U.S.C. 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and
willingly to make to any Agency or Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to any
matter within its jurisdiction.

REPORTING BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any Federal collection of information unless it has a valid OMB control number.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 6 minutes per response, including the time of
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
EIA-877 Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey

U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx
Burden: 6 minutes

information including suggestions for reducing this burden to U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Statistical
Methods & Research, EI-21, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585; and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
The information you provide on Form EIA-877 will be used for statistical purposes only and is confidential by law. In accordance
with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018 and other applicable Federal laws, your
responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your consent. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of
2015, Federal information systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.
Every EIA employee, as well as every agent, is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she makes public ANY identifiable
information you reported.
Data protection methods are applied to the statistical data published from EIA-877 survey information to ensure that the risk of
disclosure of identifiable information is very small.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
Report corrections to information contained on the label if the label information is incomplete or incorrect.
Your EIA Identification Number is the 10-digit number printed on the label.
Indicate month, day, and year (e.g., November 8, 2024, is Month 11 Day 08 Year 24).
Reference Dates
The reference period for prices is as of 7:00 a.m. Monday. The reference period for inventories is as of 7:00 a.m. on the Friday
before the Monday price data are reported.

PART 2. RESIDENTIAL RETAIL PRICE DATA
Column A. State Abbreviation
Data are collected by the States participating in the State Heating Oil and Propane Program. Refer to Definitions for a complete
list of State abbreviations.
Columns B and C. Retail Price Data
Report the retail price per gallon (excluding all taxes) for residential customers of No. 2 heating oil and propane on the
reference day. The price should be for local residential customers with storage tanks of approximately 275 gallons. The price
should exclude surcharges for customers living outside the normal delivery area. It should also exclude any discounts or
premiums paid for small or large volume purchases. The price is for residential customers located in the reported States.
Residential customers are defined as individual customers or households (as opposed to businesses or institutions) who use the
fuel to heat their residences. Sales to apartment buildings or to other multi-family dwellings are excluded from the “Residential
Retail Sales” category.
If the respondent has more than one establishment within the State and the residential retail price varies by establishment, the
respondent should provide the retail price only for the outlet selected in the sample.
For example, if the respondent owns two fuel oil establishments in the State and one outlet selected in the sample sells to
residences for $2.24 per gallon and the other for $2.29 per gallon, the reported retail price would be: $2.24. Retail prices reported
must be rounded to the nearest tenth of a cent.

EIA-877 Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey

U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx
Burden: 6 minutes

PART 3. ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUEL RETAIL SALES DATA
During each new sample, a firm will be required to report the approximate sales volumes of No. 2 heating oil and propane it
sold to residential customers from January 1 through December 31 of the previous year. Sales will be requested by State for
selected outlets. The sales should be assigned to a given State based on customer location. Residential customers are defined as
individual customers or households (as opposed to businesses or institutions) who use the fuel to heat their residences. Sales to
apartment buildings or to other multi-family dwellings are excluded from the “Residential Retail Sales” category.
Sales Volumes should be entered in thousands of gallons. Round numbers to the nearest thousand, e.g., enter 6,500 gallons as
7, enter 6,400 gallons as 6.

DEFINITIONS
No. 2 Fuel Oil (Heating Oil) - A distillate fuel oil that has distillation temperatures of 400 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent
recovery point and 640 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent recovery point and meets the specifications defined in ASTM
Specification D 396. It is used in atomizing type burners for domestic heating or for moderate capacity commercial/industrial
burner units.
Parent - A firm that directly or indirectly controls another entity.
Delivered Residential Propane - Private household customers who purchase propane for the specific purpose of heating their
home (include farm houses), water heating, and cooking. This includes sales of bottled gas delivered to the residence and truck
sales delivered to the customer’s tank but excludes agricultural use.
Propane Consumer Grade - A normally gaseous paraffinic compound (C3H8), which includes all products covered by Natural
Gas Policy Act Specifications for commercial and HD-5 propane and ASTM Specifications D 1835. Excludes: feedstock propanes,
which are propanes not classified as consumer grade propanes, including the propane portion of any natural gas liquid mixes,
i.e., butane-propane mix.
United States – the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
STATE ABBREVIATIONS
AL
AR
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT

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Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

NE
NH
NJ
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
PA
RI
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WI

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Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin

EIA-877 Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey