Public Comment

The Trump administration wants to do away with the decades-old Roadless Rule, saying it would reduce "regulatory burdens." Over 99% of public comments want to keep it.

Hunters and hikers were among almost 133,000 people opposing potential changes to the Travel Management Rule in national forests. Snowmobile groups were part of the 1% of commenters in favor.

When the rule was first enacted in 2001, the government held hundreds of public hearings that took nearly two years. For ending the rule, there are no public hearings scheduled except in Alaska.

The proposal would flip current motorized use rules on their head, allowing access unless designated otherwise. Recreationists called the change overdue, but conservationists fear a free-for-all.

Under a federal proposal, the current 90-day public comment period for oil drilling on "split estate" land would become just 10 days. Monday is the last day to comment on the new proposal.

Significant changes to federal lands are happening this year, but submitting public comment on those changes can be confusing. A new app hopes to simplify the process.