Section 16.1 - Purpose and scope(a) The regulations in this part implement the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. I.(b) These regulations shall apply to any advisory committee, as defined in paragraph (b) of § 16.2 of this part. However, to the extent that an advisory committee is subject to particular statutory provisions that are inconsistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, these regulations do not apply.