Nomination of James R. Curtiss To Be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate James R. Curtiss to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 1993. He would succeed Frederick M. Bernthal.

Since 1981 Mr. Curtiss has been associate counsel for the Committee on Environment and Public Works for the U.S. Senate in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he was a staff attorney in the regulations division for the office of the Executive Legal Director at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1976-1981.

Mr. Curtiss graduated from the University of Nebraska (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). He was born December 20, 1953, in Lincoln, NE. He is married and currently resides in Silver Spring, MD.