Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Posted September 7, 2026 On Regulations.gov
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Each dimension is scored 0–3; the eight sum to the substance score out of 24.
Specific placeNames a specific location — from a region down to an exact creek, trail, road, or map reference.
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Analytical gapIdentifies something the analysis fails to address.
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Misreads the proposalThe agency says the comment misunderstands what is proposed. Defeated when the comment engages the proposal or a named place directly.
Not requiredThe agency says the analysis the comment asks for is not required. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
Preference notedThe agency notes the comment as a statement of preference and takes no action on it. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
No cause and effect shownThe agency says the comment asserts a harm without showing how the action causes it. Defeated when the comment shows the mechanism.
Outside the scopeThe agency says the comment asks about a different action. Defeated when the comment is specific and tied to this proposal.
Certified not substantiveThe agency certifies the comment raises nothing substantive. Defeated when the comment alleges illegality, which is substantive by the definition the certification runs on.
As a transplant from a big city, working for the Forest Service and doing my own hiking in the wilderness area of the Malheur NF, opened up my world rather than just reading about it. This opportunity provided me with a lifelong appreciation of the beauty we all seek in the natural world. I will join other citizens in protecting our rights for our children and grandchildren to enjoy those same experiences. Building more roads in these roadless areas does NOT guarantee less wildfires, but in fact, increases the potential for human caused catastrophes. As an employee for the Malheur NF in the 80’s, I observed countless clear cuts of slow growing lodgepole pine, that scarred the landscape and created erosion problems. The roadless rule brought a positive significant change to the administration of forest management. The Malheur NF is a jewel with its high elevation lakes, trail system and unspoiled wilderness areas in one of the few east to west mountain ranges in the US. I implore the federal government to continue holding these protections in place for generations to follow.