Interior Department, Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
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.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 30 CFR Parts 203, 250, and 254 [Docket ID: BSEE-2025-0005; EEEE500000 245E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000] RIN 1014-AA65 AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: This rule is effective on September 15, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, (202) 258-1518, or by email: regs@bsee.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Legal Authority On January 20, 2025, the President signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness. This E.O. directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to take all appropriate actions to rename as the “Gulf of America” 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 in the area formerly named as the Gulf of Mexico. BSEE is removing all referenc…
Citation: 90 FR 44322
