A method performed at an access terminal of wirelessly communicating, said method comprising: storing data to be transmitted , the transmission being pursuant to a grant of permission to send the stored data; wirelessly transmitting a request for permission to send the stored data over a plurality of carriers, the plurality of carriers comprising an anchor carrier; receiving a communication granting the permission to send the stored data; generating periodically, in response to occurrence of a predetermined event, scheduling information for the plurality of carriers that are used by the access terminal based at least in part on the stored data, comprising: generating a first set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the anchor carrier; generating a second set of scheduling information bits identifying queue information, the queue information comprising information regarding an amount of the stored data and comprising a priority or quality of service of the stored data and comprising an amount of time that the data has been stored; generating a third set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the another carrier than the anchor carrier; wirelessly transmitting the generated scheduling information over the anchor carrier; and wirelessly transmitting a portion of the generated scheduling information over one or more other carriers than the anchor carrier of the plurality of carriers. storing data to be transmitted , the transmission being pursuant to a grant of permission to send the stored data; wirelessly transmitting a request for permission to send the stored data over a plurality of carriers, the plurality of carriers comprising an anchor carrier; receiving a communication granting the permission to send the stored data; generating periodically, in response to occurrence of a predetermined event, scheduling information for the plurality of carriers that are used by the access terminal based at least in part on the stored data, comprising: generating a first set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the anchor carrier; generating a second set of scheduling information bits identifying queue information, the queue information comprising information regarding an amount of the stored data and comprising a priority or quality of service of the stored data and comprising an amount of time that the data has been stored; generating a third set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the another carrier than the anchor carrier; generating a first set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the anchor carrier; generating a second set of scheduling information bits identifying queue information, the queue information comprising information regarding an amount of the stored data and comprising a priority or quality of service of the stored data and comprising an amount of time that the data has been stored; generating a third set of scheduling information bits identifying an power headroom for the another carrier than the anchor carrier; wirelessly transmitting the generated scheduling information over the anchor carrier; and wirelessly transmitting a portion of the generated scheduling information over one or more other carriers than the anchor carrier of the plurality of carriers. <EOS>