The consideration of public comment is not a vote counting process. Every comment and suggestion has value, whether expressed by one or a thousand respondents. All input is considered, and the analysis team attempts to capture all relevant public concerns in the analysis process. Geographic Representation Letters and emails have come from the District of Columbia and 33 of the United States so far. Many responses were received in a format that did not reveal geographic origin.
Geographic representation is tracked for each letter or email during the course of content analysis.
Petitions are not broken out by state. Respondents include government representatives, environmental groups, agricultural and wood products industries and associations, and place based organizations, as well as unaffiliated individuals and others. Organization types were tracked for each letter, email, or fax received.