Task: songer_respond2_3_3

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Intervenors who participated as parties at the courts of appeals should be counted as either appellants or respondents when it can be determined whose position they supported. For example, if there were two plaintiffs who lost in district court, appealed, and were joined by four intervenors who also asked the court of appeals to reverse the district court, the number of appellants should be coded as six.
When coding the detailed nature of participants, use your personal knowledge about the participants, if you are completely confident of the accuracy of your knowledge, even if the specific information is not in the opinion. For example, if "IBM" is listed as the appellant it could be classified as "clearly national or international in scope" even if the opinion did not indicate the scope of the business. 

Your task concerns the second listed respondent. The nature of this litigant falls into the category "federal government (including DC)", specifically "agency whose first word is "federal"". Your task is to determine which specific federal government agency best describes this litigant.

PER CURIAM.
We conclude that the order of the Federal. Maritime Commission had “ ‘warrant in the record’ and a reasonable basis-in law.” N. L. R. B. v. Hearst Publications, 322 U.S. 111, 131, 64 S.Ct. 851, 88 L.Ed. 1170 (1944). We do not consider it appropriate in the circumstances of' this case to consider the questions presented for the first time in the petition for review filed in this Court. United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc., 344 U.S. 33, 36-37, 73 S.Ct. 67, 97 L.Ed.. 54 (1952).
The order is affirmed.

Question: This question concerns the second listed respondent. The nature of this litigant falls into the category "federal government (including DC)", specifically "agency whose first word is "federal"". Which specific federal government agency best describes this litigant?
A. Federal Aviation Administration
B. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
C. Federal Coal Mine Safety Board
D. Federal Communications Commission
E. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and FSLIC
F. Federal Election Commission
G. Federal Energy Agency (Federal Power Commission)
H. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
I. Federal Home Loan Bank Board
J. Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
K. Federal Labor Relations Authority
L. Federal Maritime Board
M. Federal Maritime Commission
N. Federal Mine Safety & Health Administration
O. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
P. Federal Reserve System
Q. Federal Trade Commission
Answer:

Answer: M