The source said King (right) plans to leave the agency in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON: The top official of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, who has been key to President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obama-era fuel economy rules for vehicles, is expected to leave her position, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
Heidi King, the deputy administrator of the NHTSA, plans to leave the agency in the coming weeks, the person said. The NHTSA, part of the Department of Transportation, oversees auto safety recalls and fuel efficiency regulations.
King’s departure was reported earlier by E&E News. King, who was nominated as the agency’s administrator but has never been confirmed by the US Senate, is not being forced out of her job, the person added.
The Transportation Department declined to comment.
