; (3) determinations made in the adoption of an interim rule; or (4) guidance. (c) The court shall review agency denials of petitions under section 553(e)(6) or any other petition for a hearing under sections 556 and 557 for abuse of agency discretion. . 8. Added definition Section 701(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end, and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) substantial evidence means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion in light of the record considered as a whole, taking into account whatever in the record fairly detracts from the weight of the evidence relied upon by the agency to support its decision. . 9. Effective date The amendments made by this Act to— (1) sections 553, 556, and 704 of title 5, United States Code; (2) subsection (b) of section 701 of such title; (3) paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 706(b) of such title; and (4) subsection (c) of section 706 of such title, shall not apply to any rule makings pending or completed on the date of enactment of this Act.