### Question
What is the definition of small refinery?


### Answer
The definition of **small refinery** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 7545*:

> a refinery for which the average aggregate daily crude oil throughput for a calendar year (as determined by dividing the aggregate throughput for the calendar year by the number of days in the calendar year) does not exceed 75,000 barrels

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7545*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 85-AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES > Part A-Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards**

