(a) The OCC may conduct meetings in any format including, but not limited to, a telephone conference, a face-to-face meeting, or a more formal meeting.
(b) The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.), the Federal Rules of Evidence (28 U.S.C. Appendix), the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Rule 1 et seq.), the OCC Rules of Practice and Procedure in Adjudicatory Proceedings (12 CFR parts 19 and part 109) do not apply to meetings under this section.