# Seamen's Service Awards; Amendment Replacing Gulf of Mexico With Gulf of America
> **US Department of Transportation** · Final rule. · Published 2026-01-15 · Effective 2026-01-15 · 91 FR 1707
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-00753
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Transportation
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 1707
- **CFR reference:** 46 CFR 350
- **Publication date:** 2026-01-15
- **Effective date:** 2026-01-15
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. MARAD-2026-0004
## Abstract

This final rule amends MARAD's regulations governing Seamen's Service Awards. The amendment changes the name "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness. The amendment also provides factual clerical changes, such as updating citations to authority and physical office names and addresses.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00753/seamens-service-awards-amendment-replacing-gulf-of-mexico-with-gulf-of-america)
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