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width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>September 2025</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Public Comments<br>Rescinding the Roadless Rule</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-color:#ffffffff'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=16 style='width:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>On 8/29/25, the Forest Service posted in the Federal Register their intent to initiate an Environmental Impact Study to cover rescinding the Roadless Rule. NFH has submitted a formal public comment opposing elimination of the Roadless Rule. Read our comment by clicking the button below.</span></b></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>We researched the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and contemplated the likely impact to cabin owners of the action to rescind the rule. While NFH always considers any public lands issue from the perspective of the program nationwide, in this situation, location matters. Idaho and Colorado have state Roadless Rules so this action by the Forest Service would have no impact.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>However, for recreation residences in other areas, the designation of roadless areas in adjacent forest lands or in close proximity may have positive and negative impacts. On the Santa Fe National Forest, for example, one cabin tract is surrounded by inventoried Roadless Area. Before the law, there was a known effort to conduct mining that would deteriorate the watershed around the cabins. After the 2001 enactment of the Roadless Rule, the mining proposal was dropped. Those cabin owners fear that removing the Roadless Rule will bring back the mining project.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>Rescinding the Roadless Rule may have little or no impact on those tracts that are not near roadless areas. NFH advises that each of you consider this proposal from your personal perspective, including the impacts for your cabin and your experience of the forest around your cabin. <br><br>You can use this </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.arcgis.com%2Fapps%2Fmapviewer%2Findex.html%3Furl=https:%2F%2Fapps.fs.usda.gov%2FArcX%2Frest%2Fservices%2FEDW%2FEDW_InventoriedRoadlessAreas2001_01%2FMapServer%26source=sd/1/0100019939ef6556-385428b9-8151-43aa-b3d8-792bac53faf8-000000/dTICr4bSY-OvnfzXVzAgItHNvUw=443"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>map</span></a><span style='color:#262626;background:white'> of the 54 million acres of “inventoried” Roadless Areas that will no longer be protected from development projects, increased timber harvesting, and mining. Zoom in to locate your cabin area and see what proximity you may have to areas impacted.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>To submit your own comments, the deadline is Friday, September 19.</span><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal,</span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2F/1/0100019939ef6556-385428b9-8151-43aa-b3d8-792bac53faf8-000000/wYUC0BN4U4J4k9yZ3L3cTBt7Q8U=443"><b><span style='color:windowtext'> </span></b></a><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fsearch%3Ffilter=FS-2025-0001/1/0100019939ef6556-385428b9-8151-43aa-b3d8-792bac53faf8-000000/AZE-7ah1FdDslmgMC7VzIx6_peQ=443"><b><i><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://www.regulations.gov/search?filter=FS-2025-0001</span></i></b></a><b> to submit your comments. There is a button to “Comment”, a button to Open Comments, and a link to read the full notice.</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On a personal note, NFH had the honor to host Jim Furnish as our keynote speaker at the NFH 2024 Virtual Conference before he passed away early this year. 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