31.   The commission will vote again in the next few weeks, clearing the way for supervisors to decide whether to give final approval after a public hearing.

32.   The commission also voted to close the maintenance depot at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif.

33.   The commission may vote on the audit on Thursday, or a vote may be put off until next week, officials said.

34.   The commission voted anyway to consider mandatory standards, which consumer groups now credit with prompting manufacturers to voluntarily develop safer designs.

35.   The commission will vote on the proposal this month.

36.   The commission also voted to consider closing the air logistics center at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento and four similiar depots elsewhere in the country.

37.   The commission could vote lesser sanctions, such as public censure or admonition, which would leave the judge on the bench, or it could dismiss the charges.

38.   The commission did vote along partisan lines.

39.   The commission also voted to shut down the Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit and the Naval Air Technical Services Facility, both in Philadelphia.

40.   The commission voted not to enforce the cap until a federal court in Washington decides on a challenge to it.