Justification of withdrawn rules

(a) In general If an agency withdraws a regulatory action after providing the action to the Office under section 6(a)(3) of the Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning and review) (or, if the agency does not provide the regulatory action to the Office under that section, after publishing the general notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to the action under section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code), the agency shall publish in the Federal Register, on the public docket of the agency, and on the internet website of the agency a statement regarding the decision by the agency to withdraw the action. (b) Contents A statement required under subsection (a) with respect to a decision by an agency to withdraw a regulatory action shall include, at a minimum— (1) a detailed explanation of the reasons that the agency withdrew the action; and (2) an explanation regarding whether the decision by the agency to withdraw the action was based, in whole or in part, on a request by, or input from— (A) the Office; (B) another agency; or (C) any Federal official.