The APA generally does not establish procedures that agencies must follow in connection with petitions for rulemaking, leaving the specific procedures to agency discretion. Serv., R46190, ( printed page 47957) Petitions for Rulemaking: An Overview 5 (2020), https://perma.cc/​2L7C-ZJND (“CRS, Petitions for Rulemaking”). DescriptionThe Department's rulemaking components have previously received and responded to petitions for rulemaking from members of the public. Until now, however, there has not been a Department-wide set of procedures addressing how the public should submit petitions for rulemaking, or how the Department considers and responds to those petitions. Paragraph (b) provides definitions for the following terms used in the section: “component”, “Department”, “petition for rulemaking”, and “petitioner.”