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Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, Dear Honorable Administrators, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's is proposing a complete rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule, I ask you "do not" make this change. This is a move that harms all life forms of Earth, of which nature's rivers and federal lands deserve protections and wise and necessary use only. Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has protected millions of acres of national forest lands that form the headwaters of some of the nation's most critical drinking water sources. Roadless areas safeguard more than 80,000 miles of rivers and streams, protecting fish and wildlife habitat and helping ensure clean drinking water for more than 25 million Americans, including residents of Denver, Atlanta, and Bozeman. Please reconsider Your proposal and keep the Roadless Rule as it is: a significant protection for rivers, clean water, for the benefit of wildlife, humans and nature, across the country. Most Respectfully Nancy Tingen Chantilly, VA 20151 Sincerely, Nancy Tingen 14543 Braniff Circle Chantilly, VA 20151 nancy_tingen@hotmail.com Sincerely, Nancy Tingen