Restoration of Names That Honor American Greatness; Gulf of America
other · US Department of the Interior · Published 2025-09-15 · Effective 2025-09-15 · 90 FR 44322
Document
Document number
2025-17775
Federal Register citation
90 FR 44322
CFR reference
30 CFR 203
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
Publication date
2025-09-15
Effective date
2025-09-15
Interior docket
Docket ID: BSEE-2025-0005
Abstract
This final rule will, throughout the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's regulations, rename the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) as the Gulf of America (GOA). The Gulf of America is the U.S. Continental Shelf area bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba.