... may deal with:

• Only topographical names, or also:
• Names within municipalities (street names)
• Names of routes, ports, airports
• Names of administrative divisions
• etc

... can have committees on:

• Names of administrative divisions
• Topographic names
• Names of man-made topographic features
• etc

... have powers to:

• Advise relevant minister
• Decision making powers, decentralised or nationally

But: legal recognition is needed for the names standardization process.