PART 3—PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C. 112. Source: 81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, unless otherwise noted. § 3.1 Definitions. As used in this part: Component DHS Rulemaking petition § 3.3 Applicability. (a) General requirement. (b) Exceptions U.S. Coast Guard. (2) Federal Emergency Management Agency. [81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 23500, Apr. 4, 2024] § 3.5 Format and mailing instructions. (a) Format. (1) The words “Petition for Rulemaking” or “Rulemaking Petition;” and (2) The petitioner's name and a mailing address, in addition to any other contact information (such as telephone number or email) that the petitioner chooses to include. (b) Mailing instructions General mailing address. (2) Transportation Security Administration mailing address. (3) DHS does not accept rulemaking petitions delivered by courier. [81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 23500, Apr. 4, 2024] § 3.7 Content of a rulemaking petition. (a) DHS will be better positioned to understand and respond to a rulemaking petition if the petition describes with reasonable particularity the rule that the petitioner is asking DHS to issue, amend, or repeal, and the factual and legal basis for the petition. For instance, DHS would be better able to understand and respond to a petition that includes— (1) A description of the specific problem that the requested rulemaking would address; (2) An explanation of how the requested rulemaking would resolve this problem; (3) Data and other information that would be relevant to DHS's consideration of the petition; (4) A description of the substance of the requested rulemaking; and (5) Citation to the pertinent existing regulations provisions (if any) and pertinent DHS legal authority for taking action. (b) [Reserved] § 3.9 Responding to a rulemaking petition. (a) Public procedure. (b) Disposition. Federal Register (c) Grounds for denial. (d) Summary disposition.