Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

FS-2025-0001-607233

Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24Posted October 7, 2026 On Regulations.gov

Scored directly — The comment's whole text was scored on its own.

Scorecard

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.
Local knowledgeDraws on a first-hand connection to the place — visits, sustained activity, occupation, or a professional role.
EA analysisEngages the agency's environmental analysis directly.
Analytical gapIdentifies something the analysis fails to address.
EvidenceBacks claims with specific facts, data, or research.
RequestMakes a specific, actionable request of the agency.
AlternativeProposes a different course of action.
LegalCites statutes, regulations, or legal obligations.

How hard it is to set aside

A0 none: Counted, not answered.

Still open to the agency

Alternative already eliminated The agency says it considered and eliminated the alternative the comment proposes, with a reason. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
Already addressed The agency says its analysis already covers the point. Defeated when the comment cites the law itself: there is no analysis to cite against a statutory claim.
Deferred to a later decision The agency says the point belongs to a later, site-specific decision. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
Misreads the proposal The agency says the comment misunderstands what is proposed. Defeated when the comment engages the proposal or a named place directly.
Not required The agency says the analysis the comment asks for is not required. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
Preference noted The 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 shown The agency says the comment asserts a harm without showing how the action causes it. Defeated when the comment shows the mechanism.
Outside the scope The agency says the comment asks about a different action. Defeated when the comment is specific and tied to this proposal.
Certified not substantive The agency certifies the comment raises nothing substantive. Defeated when the comment alleges illegality, which is substantive by the definition the certification runs on.

Topics

Environmental Protection Biodiversity
- “critical wildlife habitat”
- “habitat fragmentation increases wildfire risk”
- “last intact landscapes in America”
- “negatively impacts protected species”
Scientific Research Evidence
- “decades of peer-reviewed research”
- “overwhelming body of scientific evidence”
- “fail to consider the overwhelming body of scientific evidence”
Water Quality Quantity
- “providing clean water”
- “conserve natural resources”
Recreation Tourism Public Use
- “world-class recreation opportunities”
- “enjoyment of public lands”
- “irresponsible recreation”

What it names

National Forests: Deschutes National Forest Ochoco National Forest Siuslaw National Forest Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Willamette National Forest
Roadless areas: Hardesty MountainJoseph CanyonLookout MountainLost Lake

The comment

I am submitting my comment to vehemently oppose partially or fully rescinding the Roadless Rule. To reverse this rule would throw decades of peer-reviewed research in the trash, to favor short term financial gain for very few and without benefit to the American public. To allow such a change would be a dereliction of the Agriculture Department's duties to protect public health, conserve natural resources, and responsibly manage agricultural production. In 2025, approximately 99% of public comments opposed changing the Roadless Rule. Despite this, the federal administration is once again attempting to force this through without appropriately addressing the public's substantial opposition to partially or fully rescinding this rule. Roadless areas are some of the last intact landscapes in America, providing clean water, critical wildlife habitat, and world-class recreation opportunities. As a resident of Oregon, my health, safety, and enjoyment of public lands include Roadless areas like Larch Mountain, Lost Lake, and the Salmon River Trail (Mount Hood National Forest), Iron Mountain and Hardesty Mountain (Willamette National Forest), Oregon Dunes (Siuslaw National Forest), Lookout Mountain (Ochoco National Forest), Joseph Canyon (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest), and Tumalo Mountain (Deschutes National Forest). In the summer of 2026, Oregon saw some of the worst wildfires in our country's history, and unsustainable forestry, deforestation, fragmented habitat, and irresponsible recreation were largely to blame. Not a lack of roads. The proposed changes to the Roadless Rule fail to consider the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that habitat fragmentation increases wildfire risk and negatively impacts protected species. Alternatives 2 and 3 of the Draft EIS are wholly unacceptable. Therefore, I support Alternative 1 - No Action.