On December 9, 1999, the City of Carlsbad, California, applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Service is requesting public comment on the Carlsbad Subarea Plan/Habitat Management Plan (HMP), draft Urgency Ordinance, and Implementing Agreement. We are also seeking public comments on the final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Multiple Habitat Conservation Program for the Cities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach, and Vista (MHCP), and are making available for public review the responses to comments on the draft MHCP EIS/EIR. The proposed permit on the HMP would authorize the incidental take of 19 animal species, including 12 unlisted species should any of them become listed, under the Act, during the term of the proposed 50-year permit. The permit is needed to authorize take of listed animal species (including harm, injury and harassment) during public and private development, and during monitoring and management of preserve areas in the approximately 6,786-acre Plan Area in Carlsbad, California. The permit would also include two listed and four unlisted plant species, the take of which is not prohibited under Federal law, in recognition of the conservation benefits provided to these species under the larger seven city MHCP and the Carlsbad HMP.