Be careful!
Just a word of advice to readers of the forum, be careful of the opinions expressed here. US ATC is not authorised to grant deviations from FARs. The speed requirement in US airspace is statutory. There are several airports in the US where higher departure speeds have been specifically authorised by the Administrator for "evaluation purposes."
FAR 91.117 (d) says
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d) If the minimum safe airspeed for any particular operation is greater than the maximum speed prescribed in this section, the aircraft may be operated at that minimum speed.
Please do not stop reading until the whole section ends. ATC does not grant the permission to operate above 200/250 kts, the FAR does.
GF
I would point out that a minimum clean speed above 250 kts is not a "safety" issue but one of efficiency.
Then again, that's just my opinion. See sentence one.
Cheers