Pub. L. 111-8, div. E, tit. IV, sec. 429

Sec. 429. (a) During the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act—(1) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce may withdraw or reissue the rule described in subsection (c)(1) without regard to any provision of statute or regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal; and(2) the Secretary of the Interior may withdraw or reissue the rule referred to in subsection (c)(2) without regard to any provision of statute or regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal.(b) If the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce (or both) withdraws a rule under subsection (a), such Secretary shall implement the provisions of law under which the rule was issued in accordance with the regulations in effect under such provisions immediately before the effective date of such rule, except as otherwise provided by any Act or rule that takes effect after the effective date of the rule that is withdrawn.(c) The rules referred to in subsection (a) are the following:(1) The final rule relating to “Interagency Cooperation under the Endangered Species Act”, issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service and signed November 26, 2008, by the Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior and the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Regulatory Programs of the National Marine Fisheries Service.(2) The final rule relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Polar Bear”, issued by the Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior on December 10, 2008.123 STAT. 750