Nomination of John C. Martin To Be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate John C. Martin to be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency. He would succeed Matthew Norman Novick.

Since 1981 he has been serving as Assistant Inspector General at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously he was supervisory special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1976-1981; special agent, FBI, in 1971-1976; assistant to the city manager, city of Rockville, Md., in 1968-1971; and deputy city manager, city of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 1967-1968.

Mr. Martin graduated from King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (B.A., 1967), and the University of Maryland (M.A., 1970). He is married, has six children, and resides in Dumfries, Va. He was born March 4, 1945, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.