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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BN94 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Gulf of America Name Change in National Marine Fisheries Related Regulations 
Abstract:

This rule will update National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) chapters to change references of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, consistent with Executive Order 14172, "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" (January 20, 2025). There are no associated costs or substantive impacts to the public involved with updating regulations to effect the new name. The rule is expected to provide greater clarity regarding the name change that is already widely in use in non-regulatory references at NMFS, across NOAA, and by the general public. Rulemaking will be conducted under authority of 16 U.S.C. 1382(a), 16 U.S.C. 1540(f), and 16 U.S.C. 1855(d).

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
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 600    50 CFR 622    50 CFR 635   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1855(d)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kelly Denit
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13362,
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone:301 427-8500
Email: kelly.denit@noaa.gov