I oppose the proposal to fully or partially rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. My name is Katharina Andrews-Carter. I am an American citizen and Illinois resident. I am also an avid hiker. Just 3 weeks ago, I headed out on a hiking trip with my dog out to Montana. I specifically chose the Flathead Forest region as our destination for the remoteness and ability to see wilderness that we do not have in the Midwest. It was an amazing experience. Jewel Basin was like nowhere I've ever been before. Should this the Roadless Rule be altered or rescinded, then it is entirely possible that other Americans will not be able to have the experience that my dog and I enjoyed so very much. We made it to a lake where we were entirely alone and the only noise was the splash of fish. A different trail I wanted to go to was not accessible during the week due to logging activity. Increasing roads through our wilderness will not help prevent forest fires, it will simply make this situation all the more common and ruin that peace of the lakes in Jewel Basin and many other places. Studies show that fires are 4 times more likely to begin near a road than in a roadless area. This and the logging could ruin the local economies based on tourism to these wilderness areas and prevent other taxpaying Americans from accessing public lands in the interest of the profits of private companies. This is unacceptable. Creating more roads would also increase the burden on taxpayers while failing to address the $6.9 billion of deferred maintenance to existing US Forest Service infrastructure. None of this is in the public interest. In Illinois we only have one area protected by the Roadless Rule, the Shawnee National Forest. It is a lovely area and for my mother's 60th birthday next week, she booked lodging so that all of her family can join her in enjoying the Shawnee National Forest area. If we lose the Roadless Rule then this activity would also be at risk of being disrupted by unnecessary road construction and logging. My family and I are extremely fond of these areas and seek them out when planning special occasions. Please do not fully or partially rescinding the Roadless Rule under Alternatives 2 and 3 of the draft EIS and eliminate the protections for 45 million acres of wilderness that we would like opportunities to explore further in the future. I oppose the proposal to rescind or alter the Roadless Rule and support Alternative 1, the No Action alternative.