Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2025-05-20 · Effective 2025-05-20 · 90 FR 21434
Document
Document number
2025-08988
Federal Register citation
90 FR 21434
CFR reference
49 CFR 191
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2025-05-20
Effective date
2025-05-20
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0034
Abstract
As directed by the Executive order of January 20, 2025, "Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness," PHMSA is amending its regulations to change the name of the body of water known previously as the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America."