20 May 2025
🌊Editorial Change
Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Summary
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."
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Business Impact
$ - Low
The regulatory change is solely an editorial adjustment, changing "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America," with no new compliance or regulatory requirements imposed on businesses. Thus, it has no direct business implications.