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DOT/MARAD RIN: 2133-AC00 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Seamen's Service Awards Technical Update; Gulf of America 
Abstract:

Among other technical updates to authority and clerical matters such as office names, this update will replace the geographic term "Gulf of Mexico" with "Gulf of America" with respect to the issuance of WWII Atlantic War Zone Bar and Medals awarded to merchant seamen who served in the Atlantic War Zone, including the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of America (currently stated as Gulf of Mexico), Caribbean, Barents Sea, and the Greenland Sea between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR part 350     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Initial (Administrative Startup and /or Capital) Cost: $0  Yearly (Annual Operating) Cost: $0 
Base Year of the Dollar Estimates: 2025  RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mitch Hudson
Attorney
Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-9373
Email: mitch.hudson@dot.gov