WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a rule called: Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 20 by Benjamin D. Kochman, Acting Administrator.
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."
For more information, contact Alyssa Imam, Transportation Specialist, by phone at 202-738-3850 or by email at alyssa.imam@dot.gov.
The full text of the rule can be found at: htt...