WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a rule called: Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 6 by Adam G. Suess, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land Minerals Management.

Summary: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is amending its regulations that implement the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revise language reading "Gulf of Mexico" or the associated acronym "GOM" to read "Gulf of America" or the associated acronym "GOA." Executive Order 14172 directs agencies to make this change. This final rule ensures that these regulations comply with this order.

For more information, contact Karen Thundiyil, Director, Office...