Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

The law and science they invoke.

The statutes, regulations, orders and cases commenters cite, and the published work they bring — including work the agency's own record does not contain. Counts are unique comments, submissions beside them. Each opens the comments citing it.

The law cited

Citations are grouped into authority families — every way of writing one provision counts as that provision.

AuthorityUniqueSubmissionsWritten as
36 CFR 29483590836 C.F.R. Section 294.12 · 36 CFR Part 294 · 36 CFR part 294
28 U.S.C. 129136536728 U.S.C. Section 1291 · 28 U.S.C. 1291 · 28 U.S.C. section 1291
66 FR 324417247866 FR 3244 · 66 Fed. Reg. 3244
7 CFR 161637 CFR 1b · 7 CFR 1b.11(a)(53) · 7 CFR 1.28
Executive Order 142255656Executive Order 14225 · EO 14225 · executive order 14225
Executive Order 141535555Executive Order 14153 · E.O. 14153 · EO 14153
463 U.S. 294343463 U.S. 29
Executive Order 141543746Executive Order 14154 · EO 14154 · E.O. 14154
Executive Order 141923535Executive Order 14192 · E.O. 14192 · EO 14192
Executive Order 131752936Executive Order 13175 · E.O. 13175 · EO 13175
284 F.3d 10621717284 F.3d 1062
5 U.S.C. 55315155 U.S.C. 553
556 U.S. 5021414556 U.S. 502 · FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
91 FR 53827141491 Fed. Reg. 53827 · 91 Fed. Reg 53827
90 FR 42179133690 FR 42179 · 90 Fed. Reg. 42179
490 U.S. 3321212490 U.S. 332 · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council
91 FR 53128791 Fed. Reg. 53
16 U.S.C. 1604101216 U.S.C. 1604 · 16 USC 1604(a)
Executive Order 119881010Executive Order 11988
Executive Order 128661010Executive Order 12866 · E.O. 12866 · E.O.12866
575 F.3d 99999575 F.3d 999 · California ex rel. Lockyer v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
795 F.3d 95688795 F.3d 956
161 F.3d 120877161 F.3d 1208 · Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. Blackwood
42 U.S.C. 43327742 U.S.C. 4332 · 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4332 · 42 U.S.C. 4332
16 U.S.C. 16006616 U.S.C. 1600
5 U.S.C. 706665 U.S.C. 706 · 5 U.S.C. Sec. 706
137 F.3d 137255137 F.3d 1372
145 S. Ct. 149755Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County (2025) · Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado
36 CFR 2125536 CFR Part 212 · 36 CFR 212 · 36 CFR 212.51
40 CFR 15025540 CFR 1502

Science the agency's record does not contain

The 20 most-cited of 229 works commenters brought that are not in the agency's record.

  1. Aplet, G.H., Hartger, P. & Dietz, M.S. (2026). Fire Ecology. 10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
    373 unique comments · 15,083 submissions →
  2. 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000538
    96 unique comments · 910 submissions →
  3. 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111950
    69 unique comments · 1,409 submissions →
  4. 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01943
    36 unique comments · 39 submissions →
  5. 10.1073/pnas.1617394114
    31 unique comments · 31 submissions →
  6. 10.1111/csp2.288
    26 unique comments · 27 submissions →
  7. 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99084.x
    22 unique comments · 22 submissions →
  8. 10.1038/s41467-024-53460-6
    17 unique comments · 90 submissions →
  9. 10.1111/ddi.70002
    17 unique comments · 17 submissions →
  10. 10.2489/jswc.66.3.78a
    16 unique comments · 16 submissions →
  11. 10.1002/ecs2.1492
    10 unique comments · 10 submissions →
  12. 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.09.004
    10 unique comments · 10 submissions →
  13. 10.1007/s10980-025-02100-5
    9 unique comments · 10 submissions →
  14. 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.207
    9 unique comments · 10 submissions →
  15. 10.1186/1735-2746-10-23
    9 unique comments · 11 submissions →
  16. 10.1029/wr020i011p01753
    8 unique comments · 8 submissions →
  17. 10.1111/csp2.70411
    8 unique comments · 8 submissions →
  18. 10.1002/ece3.1049
    7 unique comments · 7 submissions →
  19. 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.008
    7 unique comments · 7 submissions →
  20. 10.1038/s41586-024-08375-z
    7 unique comments · 7 submissions →

The most-cited works

The 20 most-cited of 284 works.

  1. Aplet, G.H., Hartger, P. & Dietz, M.S. (2026). Fire Ecology. 10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
    373 unique comments · 15,083 submissions →
  2. Road Construction and Maintenance
    Furniss, M.J.|Roeloffs, T.D.|Yee, C.S. (1991). American Fisheries Society. Furniss et al. 1991
    167 unique comments · 1,462 submissions →
  3. 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000538
    96 unique comments · 910 submissions →
  4. Healey, S.P. (2020). Environmental Research Letters. Healey 2020
    88 unique comments · 92 submissions →
  5. 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111950
    69 unique comments · 1,409 submissions →
  6. Andrews, K.M.|Langen, T.A.|Struijk, R.P.J.H. (2015). Handbook of Road Ecology. Andrews et al. 2015
    69 unique comments · 83 submissions →
  7. Johnston, C.M.T.|Guo, J.|Prestemon, J.P. (2023). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Johnston et al. 2023
    68 unique comments · 84 submissions →
  8. Kroeger, S.B.|Hanslin, H.M.|Lennartsson, T.|D'Amico, M.|Kollmann, J.|Fischer, C.|Albertsen, E.|Speed, J.D.M. (2022). Science of The Total Environment. Kroeger et al. 2022
    55 unique comments · 55 submissions →
  9. 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01943
    36 unique comments · 39 submissions →
  10. Human-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United States
    Balch, J.K.|Bradley, B.A.|Abatzoglou, J.T.|Nagy, R.C.|Fusco, E.J.|Mahood, A.L. (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Balch et al. 2017
    36 unique comments · 37 submissions →
  11. 10.1073/pnas.1617394114
    31 unique comments · 31 submissions →
  12. 10.1111/csp2.288
    26 unique comments · 27 submissions →
  13. Haddad, N.M.|Brudvig, L.A.|Clobert, J.|Davies, K.F.|Gonzalez, A.|Holt, R.D.|Lovejoy, T.E.|Sexton, J.O.|Austin, M.P.|Collins, C.D.|Cook, W.M. (2015). Science advances. Haddad et al. 2015
    24 unique comments · 24 submissions →
  14. Influences of forest roads on the spatial patterns of human-and lightning-caused wildfire ignitions
    Narayanaraj, G.|Wimberly, M.C. (2012). Applied Geography. Narayanaraj and Wimberly 2012
    24 unique comments · 24 submissions →
  15. 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99084.x
    22 unique comments · 22 submissions →
  16. 10.1038/s41467-024-53460-6
    17 unique comments · 90 submissions →
  17. 10.1111/ddi.70002
    17 unique comments · 17 submissions →
  18. U (2001). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. U 2001
    17 unique comments · 32 submissions →
  19. 10.2489/jswc.66.3.78a
    16 unique comments · 16 submissions →
  20. Roadless areas and clean water
    DellaSala, D.A.|Karr, J.R.|Olson, D.M. (2011). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. DellaSala et al. 2011
    16 unique comments · 21 submissions →

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