6 CFR § 3.3 - Applicability.

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title: "6 CFR § 3.3 - Applicability."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "3.3"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C. 112."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3.3 Applicability.

(a) *General requirement.* Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part prescribes the exclusive process for interested persons to submit a rulemaking petition on a matter within DHS's jurisdiction.

(b) *Exceptions*—(1) *U.S. Coast Guard.* This part does not apply to any petition for rulemaking directed to the U.S. Coast Guard. Such petitions are governed by 33 CFR 1.05-20.

(2) *Federal Emergency Management Agency.* This part does not apply to any petition for rulemaking directed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Such petitions are governed by 44 CFR 1.8.

[81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 23500, Apr. 4, 2024]