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00002b7ea55cf2fcfdc7dff90aa98f61866717e7fcef7f4baa385943e167d779	Dear Secretary Burgum, I’m writing to urge you to uphold the 2024 NPR-A Rule. The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, or NPR-A, encompasses 23 million acres of public land (the largest tract in the country) that are vital to wildlife, the climate and the subsistence lifestyles of Indigenous and local communities. The 1976 National Petroleum Reserves Production Act specifically directs the Secretary of the Interior to mitigate significant adverse impacts across the NPR-A and to designate “special areas” with “significant subsistence, recreational, fish and wildlife, or historical or scenic value” and provide these special areas with “maximum protections.” Designated Special Areas within the NPR-A – Teshekpuk Lake, Utukok River Uplands, Colville River, Kasegaluk Lagoon and Peard Bay – received legally required protections under the 2024 Rule, while still allowing for oil and gas development elsewhere in the NPR-A. These areas provide critical habitat for caribou, migratory birds, polar bears, fish and other wildlife, and support the traditional practices of local populations. Rolling back protections to promote drilling and mining would threaten these irreplaceable ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. The rapid pace of warming in the Arctic (as much as four times faster than the rest of the world) amplifies the urgency of protecting its delicate landscape from that fossil fuel development. Melting sea ice, habitat degradation and the disruption of migratory patterns are just some of the consequences. I urge you to preserve the rule’s safeguards, including for Special Areas, to ensure the long-term health of the Western Arctic's environment and cultures. Thank you. Sincerely, Ronald Stahl 4041 Northpark Cir Irvine, CA 92604-2228 stahl-ronald@cox.net	1	c37b65d7ba54e0030d2df93b6f98b359410f09ea534c3ec5c47cf7309220c5f3