But he said he would invite public comment on the final rules issued by Mr. Clinton.
The original decision, responding to industry lawsuits, overturned two important rules issued by the Clinton administration in 1997.
Its principal focus was on three rules issued by the Energy Department, the Transportation Department and the E.P.A.
The rules, issued by President Bill Clinton in December, establish the first comprehensive federal standards for medical privacy.
American banks are facing new rules issued by the Federal Reserve that are intended to prevent abusive credit card practices.
Under new rules issued by both agencies and effective immediately, the approval process for appliances will no longer be automated, and a staff member will review each application.
The C.I.A., he insisted, had been careful to follow rules issued by its own lawyers and by the Bush White House.
The aim is to replace rigid rules issued by out-of-touch politicians with fluid and personalized feedback loops generated by gadget-wielding customers.
Under rules issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, beginning next January, lenders will face greater legal exposure on interest-only loans that go into foreclosure.
In June, UBS was granted approval to deal as what is called a qualified foreign institutional investor, under rules issued by China's securities regulators last year.
Detailed federal rules issued by the United States Sentencing Commission -- and they are rules, not mere guidelines -- establish a narrow range of possible sentences.
