Receipt and Availability of Applications for Permits to Allow Incidental Take of Threatened and Endangered Species by The Pacific Lumber Company and its Subsidiaries, Scotia Pacific Holding, L.L.C., and Salmon Creek Corporation, on Lands in Humboldt County, California

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As announced in the Federal Register on July 14, 1998, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services) requested comments on the applications for permits to allow incidental take of threatened and endangered species submitted by the Pacific Lumber Company and its Subsidiaries, Scotia Pacific Holding, L.L.C., and Salmon Creek Corporation (collectively, the Companies), on lands in Humboldt County, California, including the associated draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and draft Implementation Agreement (IA) on or before October 13, 1998. By this Notice, the Services announce an extension of the public comment period on the permit applications, including the draft HCP and IA, and invite public comment on new provisions which may be included in incidental take permits that may be issued to the Companies, and provide information clarifying language in the July 1998 draft HCP.