I have to advise ATC of the fact I am going to fly the intermediate segment at 2,200.'
I always thought the published altitudes were minimums, and if the pilot were to choose to descend on the intermediate segment to 2500 feet, level off, and intercept the vnav slope from 2500 ft then that was perfectly fine and atc did not need to be told. Exceptions of course it the chart says an "at" altitude.
Was this ever the case aterpster?