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


### Answer
The definition of **small community** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 9628*:

> a community with a population of not more than 15,000 individuals, as determined by the President based on the latest available decennial census

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9628*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 103-COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY > SUBCHAPTER I-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION**

