Sec. 6. Emergency temporary designation
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If the Director determines an emergency exists because an unregulated nonnative wildlife taxon poses an imminent threat of harm to individuals in or wildlife of the United States, or the economy or environment of the United States, the Director may immediately temporarily designate the nonnative wildlife taxon as Injurious I in accordance with section 5(a)(1)(A)(i). The Director shall promptly— publish in the Federal Register notice of each temporary designation under this subsection; and make the basis for the designation available on a publicly available Federal Internet site and through other appropriate means.
Not later than 1 year after temporarily designating a nonnative wildlife taxon using the emergency authority under this section, the Director shall— make a final determination regarding whether the taxon should be further regulated under either of clause
(i)or
(ii)of section 5(a)(1)(A); publish notice of that final determination in the Federal Register; and make the basis for the determination available on a publicly available Federal Internet site. The procedures under sections 4 and 5 of this Act and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to temporary designations under this section. If the Governor of a State requests a temporary emergency designation under this section, the Director shall respond promptly with a written determination on the request.