This subpart, which implements section 36(g)(4) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) (12 U.S.C. 1831m(g)(4)), provides rules and
procedures for the removal, suspension, or debarment of independent public
accountants and their accounting firms from performing independent audit and
attestation services for insured state member banks, bank holding companies,
and savings and loan holding companies required by section 36 of the FDIA (12
U.S.C. 1831m).