The Trump administration announced a proposal last month to remove a Forest Service rule that protects millions of acres of National Forest land throughout the United States from commercial logging and road building. …The Forest Service argues the rule is preventing effective fire management in these areas, and that repealing it will offer land managers more flexibility. A 30-day public comment period is now open until Sept. 21. ENGOs across the Midwest want to extend that window. …The rule would loosen federal restrictions on logging activity in Roadless areas. But Henry Schienebeck, of the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, said that demand for timber isn’t high enough to drive logging in those areas. “Right now we don’t see rescinding the roadless rule having an impact on our industry,” Schienebeck said. “Timber availability is there. We’ve got to have markets for it.” But, he said the situation is different out West.