My name is Steven Simmons and I currently live in Oregon. I strongly oppose the proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Growing up in the 1970s, my dad took me all over the west on outdoor adventures, while stressing the importance of protecting and preserving public lands. I deeply respect our American heritage of public lands and wilderness. My late father would be deeply troubled about attempts to roll back protections that degrade this country's heritage. Road construction is expensive and fragments the environment. Some of my favorite national forests, like Mount Hood and Suislaw NF in OR, Bighorn NF in Wyoming, and Roosevelt and Arapaho NF in CO all would be negatively impacted. For these reasons I urge our federal government to maintain the Roadless Rule and to keep our public lands protected for the next generations of Americans, as my dad did for mine.