On March 9, 2001, the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) published their approval of a waiver of certain regulatory requirements relating to class location changes on fifteen natural gas pipeline segments (the "waiver segments") operated by Duke Energy (Duke), permitting Duke to carry out alternative risk control activities (the "Activities") in lieu of compliance with these requirements. The waiver segments are located on the three parallel lines 10, 15, and 25, downstream from the Mt. Pleasant Compressor Station. The waiver segments lie in Maury and Williamson Counties, Tennessee. The waiver segments include five locations in a 3-line system, ranging from 0.5 miles to 0.88 miles in length and totaling 12.2 miles. See our January 2001 DOT Pipeline newsletter for further details of the waiver request.