Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was admissible and the VBS had standing
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible in principle; the VBS had standing and a current interest, but the request concerning a damages claim was inadmissible because it was not part of the contested decision.
Extracted reasoning
A BWIS-based decision of the appeals commission is subject to administrative federal appeal, and the department remained affected by the risk assessment. However, the damages request went beyond the scope of the appealed judgment.