---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 3.5"
title: "6"
number: "3.5"
heading: "Format and mailing instructions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/3.5"
---

# §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.**

## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C. 112.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 47286, July 21, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

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