Biden Taps Acting NHTSA Chief to Be Agency’s Permanent Head
- NHTSA in fourth year without Senate-confirmed leader
- Steven Cliff is former deputy at California regulator
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President Joe Biden has nominated a former California environmental regulator and the acting chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to run the agency full time.
Steven Cliff has been the agency’s interim chief since January. He is a former deputy executive officer at the California Air Resources Board, which regulates auto emissions in the Golden State.