2137-AF72 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change to Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

In response to the President’s Executive Order 14172, Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness, PHMSA is taking rulemaking action to revise the pipeline safety regulations to replace the phrase "Gulf of Mexico" with "Gulf of America". The rulemaking is important to ensure uniformity across Federal regulations and to avoid unnecessary confusion.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No Not subject to, not significant 49 CFR Part 191 49 CFR Part 192 49 CFR Part 195 Executive Order 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness.” No Final Rule 05/20/2025 90 FR 21434 Final Rule Effective 05/20/2025 90 FR 21434 No No None No No No Alyssa Imam Transportation Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202 738-3850 alyssa.imam@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590