6 CFR § 3.5 - Format and mailing instructions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s3.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "6 CFR § 3.5 - Format and mailing instructions."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "3.5"
section_name: "Format and mailing instructions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C. 112."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3"
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# 3.5 Format and mailing instructions.

(a) *Format.* A rulemaking petition must include in a prominent location—

(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*—(1) *General mailing address.* Any interested person may submit a rulemaking petition by sending it to the following address: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel, Mail Stop 0485, Attn: Regulatory Affairs Law Division, 245 Murray Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528-0485.

(2) *Transportation Security Administration mailing address.* Any interested person may submit a rulemaking petition regarding a Transportation Security Administration program or authority directly to the Transportation Security Administration by sending it to the following address: Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Attn: Regulations and Security Standards Division, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6002.

(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]