An admonition is the least severe commission action and includes no punitive measures.

The sponsors, angered by other commission actions, said they planned to restructure the agency.

Excursion operators characterized the commission action as politically motivated and said it would do little to stem attacks.

As with other commission actions, it also takes into consideration the relative risks involved.

The criticism of commission action on disposable cigarette lighters is also skewed.

And that was only the latest in a series of very public, and media-savvy, commission actions.

One media group wrote to Mr. Powell, dropping its opposition to part of his plan "in return for favorable commission action" on another matter.

"The ruling clears the way for further commission action against such obstacles," Jonathan Todd, a commission spokesman, said today.

Although expected, today's commission action was eagerly awaited by Lilco and Wall Street.

To be effective, any commission action would have to precede a building permit.