California Air Resources Board

CERF Shelby, LLC Settles For $20,590

In April 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement with CERF Shelby, LLC (CERF), with its principal location in Millington, Tennessee for the company’s violation of CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation (LCFS Regulation), as specified in California Code of Regulations, title 17, section 95494 et seq.

Each fuel pathway holder must submit an annual fuel pathway report to CARB. Upon review of the submitted report, CARB staff discovered that CERF’s operational carbon intensity exceeded its certified carbon intensity. CARB documented the violations as they related to the LCFS Regulation.

To settle the case, CERF agreed to the penalty of $20,590. Of the total amount, $10,295 will be deposited into CARB’s Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality. The remaining amount of $10,295 will fund the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) entitled Residential Air Filtration Program, which will provide free in-home air filtration units to residents in the San Joaquin Valley to improve indoor air quality.

CERF fully cooperated with CARB in the resolution of this matter, and worked with its partners to retire credits erroneously generated as a result of reporting fuels with inaccurate carbon intensity. CERF is now in compliance with CARB’s LCFS Regulation.

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