; or (B) except as provided in paragraph (3)(B), cause a delay in the timelines for the consideration of an application for permit to drill with respect to a lease issued under the offshore lease sale that is the subject of the civil action. (2) Remand; processing of applications for permit to drill If, in a civil action described in paragraph (1), the environmental review for an offshore lease sale is found by the applicable court to violate the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. )— (A) notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Administrative Procedures Act ), the applicable court shall not set aside the offshore lease sale and vacate the leases issued pursuant to the sale but instead remand the matter to the Secretary to resolve the violation; and (B) the Secretary shall continue to process all applicable applications for permit to drill in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ). (3) Notice (A) In general Not later than 60 days after the date on which a civil action described in paragraph (1) is filed, the Secretary shall notify the holder of any lease issued under the lease sale that is the subject of the civil action of the filing of the civil action. (B) Timeline Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a notice under subparagraph (A), the holder of the lease may file with the Secretary, and the Secretary may approve, a request to pause the timeline with respect to the term of the lease during any period in which the civil action is pending. (g) Effect on other law Nothing in this section affects the Presidential memorandum entitled Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition and dated September 8, 2020.