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Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Published May 20, 2025. Takes effect May 20, 2025. printed at 90 FR 21434. amending 49 CFR 191, 49 CFR 192, 49 CFR 195.
An order gave the Gulf a new name. This updates the pipe safety rules to match.
What the Rule Says It Does
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."
This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.
The Order It Names
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