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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BI77 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Technical Amendments for Gulf of America Renaming  
Abstract:

This final rule will update the Fish and Wildlife Service regulations to replace references to the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico with the name Gulf of America as directed by Executive Order 14172, Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness, and Secretary’s Order 3423, The Gulf of America.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17    50 CFR 85   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301    6 U.S.C. 777g(c)    16 U.S.C. 1361–1407    1531–1544    and 4201–4245   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  09/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Madonna Lynn Baucum
Policy and Regulations Chief and Information Collection Clearance Officer
Department of the Interior
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W),
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-2503
Email: madonna_baucum@fws.gov