The Alaska Roadless Rule was then placed under a public comment period at the end of 2021 which received over 122,000 public comments in response to repeal the 2020 Trump Administration Roadless Rule and return to the Clinton-era 2001 Roadless Rule. On July 21, 2021, the USDA also announced the Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy (SASS), an initiative to support a diverse economy, invest back into Southeast Alaska, and conserve natural resources. Within the SASS initiative there is also the effort to bring back Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests
