(a) Scope. This subpart applies to informal hearings afforded to any institution-affiliated party who has been suspended or removed from office or prohibited from further participation in the affairs of any depository institution pursuant to section 8(g) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(g)) by a notice or order issued by the Comptroller.

(b) Definitions. As used in this subpart—

(1) The term petitioner means an individual who has filed a petition for an informal hearing under this subpart.

(2) The term depository institution means any national bank, Federal savings association, or Federal branch or agency of a foreign bank.

(3) The term OCC Supervisory Office means the Senior Deputy Comptroller or Deputy Comptroller of the OCC department or office responsible for supervision of the depository institution or, in the case of an individual no longer affiliated with a particular depository institution, the Deputy Comptroller for Special Supervision.