302.16—Petitions for rulemaking.
               		
               		
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	
               	 		
    
         Any interested person may petition the Department for the issuance, amendment, modification, or repeal of any regulation, subject to the provisions of  part 5, Rulemaking Procedures, of the Office of the Secretary regulations ( 49 CFR 5.1
            et seq. ).