**Exhibit31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)(SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION)**

 

I, Revis L. Stephenson, III, certify that:

 

1.                                     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSBin accordance with Rule 15(d)-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ofAdvanced BioEnergy, LLC;

 

2.                                     Based on my knowledge, this report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3.                                     Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of Advanced BioEnergy, LLC, as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report;

 

4.                                     Advanced BioEnergy, LLC’s other certifyingofficers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) for Advanced BioEnergy, LLC, and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to AdvancedBioEnergy, LLC, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is being prepared;

 

b)             Evaluated the effectiveness of AdvancedBioEnergy, LLC’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in thisreport our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on suchevaluation; and

 

c)              Disclosed in this report any changes inAdvanced BioEnergy, LLC’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during Advanced BioEnergy, LLC’s most recent fiscal year that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, AdvancedBioEnergy, LLC’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.                                     Advanced BioEnergy, LLC’s other certifyingofficers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to Advanced BioEnergy, LLC’s auditors and theaudit committee of Advanced BioEnergy, LLC’s board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):

 

a)                                   All significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Advanced BioEnergy,LLC’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;and

 

b)                                  Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in AdvancedBioEnergy, LLC’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 
| Date:  | 2/14/06 |                                                           | /s/ Revis L. Stephenson, III |
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|   |    | Revis L. Stephenson, III, (Principal  Executive  Officer) |

 

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