“rules and regulations are all about...establishing and enforcing standards”
“The Roadless Rule has worked well for 25 years”
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I strongly support leaving the 2001 Roadless Rule intact. The rule was put in place for a reason - to ensure standard enforcement across all wilderness areas in the national forest portfolio. The argument of decreasing bureaucracy by allowing local management is as bankrupt as the argument that each port authority establish tariffs locally. The national forests are called national for a reason - manage them with national standards (and is not tat what rules and regulations are all about...establishing and enforcing standards). The Roadless Rule has worked well for 25 years. Additionally, the rule...like every other federal regulation and rule...includes a exception request and approval process. The national forest service needs to use it.