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The National Park Service is considering cutting late-night ranger and bathroom hours, reports WTOP, though the proposed cuts are unrelated to sequestration:

Currently, ranger stations and nearby restrooms are open until almost 11:30 p.m. or midnight.

The National Park Service is contemplating closing those facilities at 10 p.m.

“There are discussions. We’re looking at ways to maximize our staffing,” says Carol Johnson, spokesperson for the Park Service.

She says no decisions have been made.

The discussed cuts are not related to sequestration, Johnson says.

“They’ve been in the works for quite a while.”

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has said that she plans on asking the Park Service to explain the possible cuts, especially if they are unrelated to the across-the-board spending cuts.